Essays about: "Il Gesù"
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1. A Dizzying Splendor : Experience and Emotion in the Ceiling Frescos of Il Gesù and Sant’Ignazio
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : The thesis is a performative and sensuous study based on pre-iconographic descriptions of the formal features in the ceiling paintings The Triumph of the Name of Jesus (1674-1679) by Giovanni Battista Gaulli (called Baciccio, 1639-1709) in Il Gesù, Rome and Glorification of Sant'Ignazio (1685-1694) by Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709) in Sant'Ignazio, Rome. By tracing effects likely perceived by different visitors through eyesight and the movement in the room, the aim is to suggest why these artworks are perceived as powerful. READ MORE
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