Illusion and the Baroque Ceiling Fresco
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Title
Illusion and the Baroque Ceiling Fresco
Description
A collection of Italian Baroque ceiling frescoes demonstrating emerging techniques for painted illusion, such as di sotto in sù and quadratura.
Creator
Various artists
Source
Enggass, Robert. “Bernini, Gaulli, and the Frescoes of the Gesù.” The Art Bulletin 39, no. 4 (1957): 303–5. https://doi.org/10.2307/3047734.
"Illusionism." Grove Art Online. 2003; Accessed 13 Oct. 2021. https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000039956.
Lavergnee, Arnauld Brejon de. "The great illusionists." UNESCO Courier, September 1987, 30+. Gale OneFile: CPI.Q (accessed October 12, 2021). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A6133957/CPI?u=duke_perkins&sid=summon&xid=e32d1bb3.
Wheeler, Katherine. “Fictive and Real Architecture: A Preliminary Drawing for Andrea Pozzo’s Vault Fresco at Sant’Ignazio, Rome.” Thresholds, no. 28 (2005): 100–153. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43876210.
"Illusionism." Grove Art Online. 2003; Accessed 13 Oct. 2021. https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000039956.
Lavergnee, Arnauld Brejon de. "The great illusionists." UNESCO Courier, September 1987, 30+. Gale OneFile: CPI.Q (accessed October 12, 2021). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A6133957/CPI?u=duke_perkins&sid=summon&xid=e32d1bb3.
Wheeler, Katherine. “Fictive and Real Architecture: A Preliminary Drawing for Andrea Pozzo’s Vault Fresco at Sant’Ignazio, Rome.” Thresholds, no. 28 (2005): 100–153. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43876210.
Publisher
Various publishers
Date
Baroque period (1600-1750)
Contributor
Eliza Henne
Format
Fresco/Stucco
Type
Ceiling frescoes
Coverage
Various locations
Collection Items
Divine Providence: Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII
Divine Providence: Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII is one of the reigning examples of the Baroque ceiling fresco, a manifestation of Pietro da Cortona’s mastery of Baroque style. The fresco dominates the ceiling of the Palazzo Barberini, the…
Triumph in the Name of Jesus
Triumph in the Name of Jesus is the most well-known of Giovanni Battista Gaulli’s frescoes decorating Il Gesù in Rome. Gaulli, commonly known as Baciccio, was mentored by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, an outstanding figure in the Italian art world. He…
Glory of St. Ignatius Loyola and the Missionary Work of the Jesuit Order
Ceiling fresco by Andrea Pozzo in the church of Sant' Ignazio
Fresco in the Sala di Apollo
Ceiling fresco by Pietro da Cortona in the Sala di Apollo within the Palazzo Pitti
Paradise Singing the Praises of Jesus
Ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli in the Chiesa del Gesù
Allegory of the Power of Eloquence
Ceiling painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, originally in the Palazzo Sandi
Apotheosis of Saint Dominic
Ceiling fresco by Domenico Maria Canuti in the Chiesa Santi Domenico e Sisto
Saint Mark Rewarding the Theological Virtues
Ceiling painting by Paolo Veronese, originally in the Palazzo Ducale
