Il Gesù

Il Gesù, including Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco. Rome, Italy. Giacomo da Vignola, plan (architect); Giacomo della Porta, facade (architect); Giovanni Battista Gaulli, ceiling fresco (artist). Church: 16th century C.E.; facade: 1568–1584 C.E.; fresco and stucco gures: 1676–1679 C.E. Brick, marble, fresco, and stucco.

• CENTRAL CHURCH; 1500S AFTER DEATH OF FOUNDER; SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA; PATRON IS ALEXANDER FARNESE; RICH POWERFUL NUN
• HEART OF ROME; BAROQUE; ORNAMENTAL; CORINTHIAN COLUMNS; SICILIAN JASPER, OCHRE MARBLE; HUGE EXPLOSIVE CEILING WITH FRESCOES; STUCCO; HEAVEN, SPIRITUAL GLOW; SHADOWED FIGURE FALLING INTO HELL; DRAMATIC PERIOD IN EUROPEAN HISTORY