Andrea Casali: A Rococo Painter Bridging Italy and England Andrea Casali (1705 – 1784) stands as a fascinating figure in the artistic landscape of the eighteenth century, embodying both the grandeur of Baroque painting and the burgeoning elegance of Rococo. Born in Civitavecchia, Lazio, he began his artistic journey under the tutelage of Sebastiano Conca and Francesco Trevisani, establishing himself initially as a decorative painter for Roman churches – a role that honed his technical skills and exposed him to the stylistic conventions of his time. By 1729, he ascended to knighthood in the O…