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Gaulli was born in Genoa, where his parents died from the plague of 1654.He initially apprenticed with Luciano Borzone. [1] In the mid-17th century, Gaulli's Genoa was a cosmopolitan Italian artistic center open to both commercial and artistic enterprises from north European countries, including countries with non-Catholic populations such as England and the Dutch provinces.
The subject of Gaulli's ceiling fresco is the Adoration of the Name of Jesus, the story is taken from Saint Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. [7] His words are written on a ribbon, just outside the architectural frame. [7] These words set the scene for Gaulli's fresco and focus on the spreading of faith.
The ceiling of the apse is adorned by the painting Glory of the Mystical Lamb by Baciccia (Giovanni Battista Gaulli). [11] The most striking feature of the interior decoration is the ceiling fresco, the grandiose Triumph of the Name of Jesus (1678-1679) [12] by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Gaulli also frescoed the cupola, including lantern and ...
The fresco is the work of Giovanni Battista Gaulli, known as Baciccia. The stucco reliefs were executed by Ercole Antonio Raggi and Leonardo Reti, following the drawings of Baciccia who wanted to effect a real continuity between painting and sculpture.
The Vision of St. Francis Xavier, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli Francis Xavier became widely noteworthy for his missionary work , both as an organiser and as a pioneer; he reputedly converted more people than anyone else had done since Paul the Apostle .
July - The outbreak of plague in Genoa reaches its height; it results in the deaths of many artists, as well as both the parents of 19-year-old painter Giovanni Battista Gaulli and two of the three sons of Luciano Borzone. Nicolaes van Verendael becomes a member of the Guild of St Luke at Antwerp.
Baciccio, Il (known as Giambattista Gaulli) - 1 painting; Bassano, Francesco (the Younger) - 1 painting; Bassano, Leandro - 2 paintings; Batoni, Pompeo - 1 painting; Benaschi, Giovanni Battista - 1 painting; Campi, Vincenzo - 1 painting; Canaletto - 1 painting (View of Whitehall - one of Caneletto's greatest works) Caravaggio, Polidoro da - 1 ...
From 1676 to 1679 Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called Baciccio, painted an Adoration of the Name of Jesus on the ceiling of the Church of the Gesù, the Jesuit headquarters in Rome. From 1691 to 1694 Andrea Pozzo painted the Entrance of Saint Ignatius into Paradise on the nave vault of Sant'Ignazio , Rome, with theatricality and emotion.