Sant'Ignazio, Apotheosis of Saint Ignatius (Rome, Italy) : General view of the illusionistic painted dome with its ribs and coffers surmounted by a painted lantern

Creator:
Pozzo, Andrea, 1642-1709
Published/Created:
Rome, Lazio, Italy
ca. 1685-1694
Date Depicted:
10/1/1998
1500 AD - 1699 AD
Materials:
fresco
Notes:
Pozzo was an architect, history painter, and author and became a Jesuit lay brother in 1665. He was a noted trompe l'oeil specialist by the late 1670s. He was brought to Rome in 1681 to work on the commemorative scheme surrounding S. Ignatius Loyola's roo
Variant Titles:
Dome, Apse and Ceiling Frescoes, Sant'Ignazio
Topics:
Architecture -- Italy -- 17th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Baroque
Culture:
Italian
Accession Number:
1A1-PAN-SI-F1
Genre:
paintings (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Paintings & Drawings
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
allegorical; cycles or series; saints; Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556 oil painting (technique) visual works; paintings (visual works); mural paintings (visual works) fresco; dome
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Base Collection
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/1/1998
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10091386
PID:
digcoll:2301752