Francesco Appiani

Francesco Appiani (January 29, 1704 – 1792) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and Perugia.

He was a pupil of Domenico Simonetti, and then later moved to Rome to study under Francesco Trevisani, Francesco Mancini, and Giovanni Paolo Pannini.

He also painted lunettes for a church of a Benedictine convent dedicated to fallen women.

In the chapel was an altarpiece by his contemporary Sebastiano Conca.

The vault was frescoed by Cesare Sermei and the high altar had a painting by Matteo Salvucci.

Saint Francis of Padua Adoring the Child , Church of San Francesco, Bevagna