The Glory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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The Glory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola is a grand Baroque ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting the apotheosis of Saint Ignatius amid a dramatic, light-filled heavenly vision.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting ⓘ
ceiling fresco ⓘ
religious artwork ⓘ
artForm mural painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance example of grand Baroque ceiling decoration ⓘ
major work by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ
artStyle Baroque ⓘ
illusionistic ceiling painting ⓘ
colorCharacteristic luminous palette ⓘ
strong contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ
creator Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ
depicts Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
linked to: Ignatius of Loyola

apotheosis of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
clouds ⓘ
heavenly figures ⓘ
radiant light ⓘ
genre Baroque art ⓘ
hasPerspective di sotto in sù ⓘ
iconography apotheosis ⓘ
glorification of a saint ⓘ
intendedLocation church ceiling ⓘ
mainFigure Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
linked to: Ignatius of Loyola
medium fresco ⓘ
movement Baroque ⓘ
narrativeMoment moment of heavenly exaltation ⓘ
period 18th century ⓘ
portrays Saint Ignatius of Loyola as intercessor ⓘ
Saint Ignatius of Loyola in glory ⓘ
linked to: Ignatius of Loyola
religiousOrderContext Society of Jesus ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
subject heavenly vision ⓘ
triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
theme saintly glorification ⓘ
triumph of faith ⓘ
vision of heaven ⓘ
visualCharacteristic dramatic lighting ⓘ
dynamic composition ⓘ
illusion of open heaven ⓘ
light-filled sky ⓘ

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo → notableWork → The Glory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
The Glory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola → subject → triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
linked to: The Glory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola