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Giovanni Battista Gaulli (8 May 1639 – 2 April 1709), also known as Baciccio or Baciccia (Genoese nicknames for Giovanni Battista), was an Italian Baroque painter working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome.
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 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 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 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 .
Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639–1709) Alternative names: Baciccio, Il Baciccio, Baciccia. Description: Italian painter, sculptor, fresco painter and visual artist:
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