Madonna and Child Adored by St. Francis

Creator

Italian Artist · 1627–1703

At age seven, Domenico Piola learned to paint from his brother. After he reached maturity around 1650, the Piola family monopolized the market for the decoration of Genoese ceilings for nearly a century, though most of their ambitious projects have since been destroyed. The studio, know as Casa Piola, grew to include Piola's younger brother, his brother-in-law, his three sons, and his two sons-in-