Glory of Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo ai Catinari)
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Glory of Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo ai Catinari) is a celebrated Baroque ceiling fresco by Giovanni Lanfranco in the Roman church of San Carlo ai Catinari, depicting the saint’s heavenly exaltation with dramatic illusionistic effects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
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ceiling fresco ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Roman High Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
di sotto in sù perspective
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illusionistic ceiling painting ⓘ quadratura-like illusionism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Counter-Reformation spirituality ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Barnabite order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Giovanni Lanfranco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Charles Borromeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Charles Borromeo
NERFINISHED
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angels ⓘ divine light ⓘ heavenly clouds ⓘ heavenly exaltation of Saint Charles Borromeo ⓘ saints in glory ⓘ triumph of sanctity ⓘ |
| genre | sacred art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticGoal | to dissolve the architectural ceiling into a vision of heaven ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
strong light–dark contrasts
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warm golden tones ⓘ |
| hasSetting | open heaven above the nave ⓘ |
| hasTechnique | fresco ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carracci school
NERFINISHED
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early Baroque classicism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | San Carlo ai Catinari church building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheChurchPart | nave ceiling GENERATED ⓘ |
| location | San Carlo ai Catinari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Charles Borromeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigments on wet plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic composition
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illusionistic ceiling effects ⓘ theatrical Baroque space ⓘ |
| partOf | decoration program of San Carlo ai Catinari ⓘ |
| region | Lazio ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Gloria di San Carlo Borromeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useOfLight | dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| useOfPerspective | illusionistic foreshortening ⓘ |
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