He was born in
Civitavecchia in the
Papal States and studied under
Sebastiano Conca and
Francesco Trevisani. Until 1738 he was a decorative painter of Roman churches and in 1729 was made a
Knight of the Golden Spur; for this in England he would be called "the Chevalier Casali". He travelled to
England in 1741 and stayed there for twenty-five years.[1] He was a teacher to
James Durno. Some sources erroneously claim a birthdate of 1720 (e.g., Bryan and Hobbes). Among his English patrons were
Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester (1697–1759), and Alderman
William Beckford. He left England in 1766, after which he lived for some years in Rome, where he died in 1784.[1]
Laing, Alastair (March 1994). "Masterpieces from Yorkshire Houses". York City Art Gallery. The Burlington Magazine, p. 196.
Coen, Paolo, Il mercato dei dipinti a Roma nel diciottesimo secolo, 2 vols., Florence, Leo S. Olschki, 2010, (publishes the two auctions held by Casali in London and his inventory of goods]
He was born in
Civitavecchia in the
Papal States and studied under
Sebastiano Conca and
Francesco Trevisani. Until 1738 he was a decorative painter of Roman churches and in 1729 was made a
Knight of the Golden Spur; for this in England he would be called "the Chevalier Casali". He travelled to
England in 1741 and stayed there for twenty-five years.[1] He was a teacher to
James Durno. Some sources erroneously claim a birthdate of 1720 (e.g., Bryan and Hobbes). Among his English patrons were
Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester (1697–1759), and Alderman
William Beckford. He left England in 1766, after which he lived for some years in Rome, where he died in 1784.[1]
Laing, Alastair (March 1994). "Masterpieces from Yorkshire Houses". York City Art Gallery. The Burlington Magazine, p. 196.
Coen, Paolo, Il mercato dei dipinti a Roma nel diciottesimo secolo, 2 vols., Florence, Leo S. Olschki, 2010, (publishes the two auctions held by Casali in London and his inventory of goods]