Nickname of Giovanni
Battista Gaulli (1639-1709), one of the finest
Italian Baroque portrait painters and
decorators. His style was influenced by Rubens
and Van Dyck. Working in Rome, where he was a
friend of Bernini, he produced masterpieces of
illusionist decorative work, notably the ceiling
of the church of II Gesu (1668-83).
St John the Baptist
c. 1676
Triumph of Bacchus and
Ariadne
Apotheosis of the Franciscan Order
1707
Fresco
Basilica Santi XII Apostoli, Rome
Apotheosis of St Ignatius
c. 1685
The Continence of Scipio
c. 1687
The Pieta (Mary Lamenting the Dead Christ)
1667
The Preaching of St John the Baptist
c. 1690
The Vision of St Francis Xavier
c. 1675
Italy, Rome, The Gesu
Frescoes of the cupola of the Gesu, Rome, Italy
Italy, Rome, The Gesu
Triumph of the name of Jesus
Italy, Rome, The Gesu, trompe l'oeil ceiling depicting Triumph of the Name of
Jesus
Italy, Rome, The Gesu
Italy, Rome, The Gesu
Portrait of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1665
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