Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco
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The Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco is a grand Baroque illusionistic painting by Giovanni Battista Gaulli that dramatically celebrates the glory of Christ’s name through dynamic figures and heavenly visions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ceiling frescoes of the Gesù (Triumph of the Name of Jesus) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
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ceiling fresco ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Il Trionfo del Nome di Gesù
NERFINISHED
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Triumph of the Name of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key example of Roman High Baroque ceiling decoration
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prototype for later Jesuit ceiling frescoes ⓘ |
| artStyle |
dramatic chiaroscuro
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dynamic composition ⓘ illusionistic extension of architecture ⓘ |
| artTechnique |
di sotto in sù
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fresco ⓘ quadratura ⓘ stucco integration ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Giacomo della Porta’s architecture of the Gesù ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Jesuits
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Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1670s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Giovanni Battista Gaulli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Catholic Counter-Reformation Rome ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegorical figures representing virtues
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angels surrounding the name of Jesus ⓘ damned souls falling into darkness ⓘ glory of the name of Jesus ⓘ heavenly vision ⓘ saved souls ascending to heaven ⓘ |
| genre | illusionistic ceiling painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Counter-Reformation ideals ⓘ |
| integratesWith | nave vault of the Church of the Gesù ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Gesù (mother church of the Society of Jesus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Church of the Gesù NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | pigments on wet plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic foreshortening of figures
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fusion of painting and sculpture ⓘ illusion of open sky ⓘ |
| patron | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
didactic religious propaganda
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glorification of the Jesuit order’s devotion to Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject | monogram IHS ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
power of the name of Jesus
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triumph of Christ ⓘ victory of divine light over darkness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Ceiling frescoes of the Gesù (Triumph of the Name of Jesus)