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- Collection: Illusion and the Baroque Ceiling Fresco
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Triumph in the Name of Jesus
Triumph in the Name of Jesus is the most well-known of Giovanni Battista Gaulli’s frescoes decorating Il Gesù in Rome. Gaulli, commonly known as Baciccio, was mentored by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, an outstanding figure in the Italian art world. He…
Trinity in Glory
Ceiling fresco by Pietro da Cortona in Chiesa Nuova
Translation of the Holy House to Loreto
Ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in the S. Maria di Nazareth, destroyed in 1915
Saint Mark Rewarding the Theological Virtues
Ceiling painting by Paolo Veronese, originally in the Palazzo Ducale
Paradise Singing the Praises of Jesus
Ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli in the Chiesa del Gesù
Jupiter Punishing the Vices
Ceiling painting by Paolo Veronese, originally in the Palazzo Ducale
Glory of St. Ignatius Loyola and the Missionary Work of the Jesuit Order
Ceiling fresco by Andrea Pozzo in the church of Sant' Ignazio
Fresco in the Sala di Apollo
Ceiling fresco by Pietro da Cortona in the Sala di Apollo within the Palazzo Pitti
Divine Providence: Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII
Divine Providence: Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII is one of the reigning examples of the Baroque ceiling fresco, a manifestation of Pietro da Cortona’s mastery of Baroque style. The fresco dominates the ceiling of the Palazzo Barberini, the…
Ceiling of Palazzo Poggi
Ceiling fresco by Pellegrino Tibaldi in Palazzo Poggi