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Book Review
The Holy Name: Art of the Gesù. Bernini and His Age. Edited by Linda Wolk-Simon and Christopher M. S. Johns
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 702-703
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Reviewer:
Ostrow, Steven F. (Ostrow, Steven F.)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo / Gaulli, Giovanni Battista, called Il Baciccio / Porta, Giacomo della / Courtois, Jacques / Muziano, Girolamo / Pozzo, Andrea, architect, painter and author, 1642-1709
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1550-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1749
media:
Architecture / Documents / Books / Medals / Prints / Drawings / Paintings / Sculpture / Bronzes / Marbles / Frescoes
museums and institutions:
Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, United States
patrons:
Farnese, Odoardo, Cardinal, 1573-1626 / Oliva, Giovanni Paolo
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Italian sculpture / Italian architecture / Jesuits / Society of Jesus / Baroque / Patronage / Religion / Politics / Iconography / Christian iconography / Ignatius of Loyola, Saint / Xavier, Francisco, Conde de Quinto / Stanislaus Kostka, Saint / Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint / Modelli
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Roberto Bellarmino, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1621–24. Marble, height 76.5 cm. Chiesa del Gesù, Rome).
Article
From building to print: Giovanni Giacomo de’ Rossi and the making of architectural books
09/2017 | 1374 | 159
Pages: 697-705
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Author:
Aceto, Angelamaria (Aceto, Angelamaria)
Subjects
art literature:
Insignium Romae Templorum Prospectus, Italy / Disegni di Vari Altari e Cappelle / Studio d'Architettura Civile
artists:
Rossi, Domenico de'
artists:
Falda, Giovanni Battista
artists:
Ferri, Ciro
artists:
Nuvolone, Lorenzo
artists:
Bufalini, Francesco Antonio
artists:
Venturini, Giovanni Francesco
artists:
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de
buildings:
Chiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina, Rome, Italy
buildings:
Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi, Florence, Italy
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
buildings:
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy
buildings:
San Nicola da Tolentino, Rome, Italy
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy / Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
buildings:
Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy / Santa Maria della Pace, Rome, Italy / Santa Maria della Pace, Rome, Italy
media:
Prints
media:
Architectural drawings
museums and institutions:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. St Peter's. Rome, interior of the portico, east wall, here attributed to Francesco Antonio Bufalini (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
11. SS. Luca e Martina, Rome, elevation of the high altar, here attributed to an anonymous hand after an original design by Pietro da Cortona, Ciro Ferri and others, c. 1688 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
12. Detail of Fig. 13, showing indentations around the architectural elements
Attributed works:
13. Altar of S. Francesco Saverio, plan and elevation, Chiesa del Gesu, Rome, here attributed to Carlo Fontana's studio, c. 1688 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
14. Altar of S. Francesco Saverio, plan and elevation, Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, by an anonymous printmaker after the drawing in Fig. 13, 1688-89 (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck Institute, Rome)
Attributed works:
15. St. Peter's Rome, Facade, here attributed to Francesco Antonio Bufalini, c. 1680-83 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
16. Verso of Fig. 15, showing the red chalk coating
Attributed works:
17. S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, section, here attributed to Lorenzo Nuvolone after a design by Francesco Borromini, c. 1680-83 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
18. S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, section, by Giovanni Francesco Venturini, after Lorenzo Nuvolone, 1683 (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck Institute, Rome)
Attributed works:
19. Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, longitudinal section, attributed to Francesco Antonio Bufalini, c. 1680-83 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
20. SS. Luca e Martina, Rome, transverse section, by Francesco Antonio Bufalini, after a design by Pietro da Cortona, 1680-83 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
21. Choir of S. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, Florence, elevation, here attributed to an anonymous draughtsman after a drawing by Ciro Ferri, c. 1688-89 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
22. Choir of S. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, Florence, elevation looking towards the altar, here attributed to an anonymous draughtsman after a drawing by Ciro Ferri, c. 1688 (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
9. St Peter's, Rome, interior of the portico, west wall, here attributed to Francesco Bufalini (Gabinetto di Stampe e Disegni degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
Detail of Fig. 10, showing the geometrical indications in blind stylus and some indented outlines and blind outlines
Attributed works:
St Peter's, Rome, interior of the portico, west and east walls, by Jean Colin, after Francesco Antonio Bufalini, 1683 (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck Institute, Rome)
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French sources for Pompeo Batoni's 'Sacred Heart of Jesus' in the Jesuit Church in Rome
11/2007 | 1256 | 149
Pages: 785-789
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Author:
Edmunds, Martha Mel (Edmunds, Martha Mel)
Subjects
artists:
Batoni, Pompeo
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1760-1769
places:
Rome / Italy
print:
Batoni, Pompeo
subjects:
Christian iconography / Sacred Heart
Illustrations
Attributed works:
52. Sacred Heart of Jesus, by Pompeo Batoni. 1767. Copper, 73.7 by 61 cm. (Il Gesù, Rome).
Attributed works:
53. Frontispiece by Charles Natoire to Joseph de Galliffet: De Culto Sacro Sancti Cordis Dei, Rome 1726 (Bibliothèque nationale, Paris).
Attributed works:
54. Chapter heading of Christ proffering his heart to Marguerite-Marie, by Charles Natoire, in Joseph de Galliffet: De Culto Sacro Sancti Cordis Dei, Rome 1726 (Bibliothèque nationale, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
55. Illustration of the heart in Philipp Verheyen: Corporis humani anatomia, Leipzig 1708 (1st ed. Louvain 1693), pl.XIX. (Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis).
Western art unattributed:
56. Vow of Bishop Belsunce. Anonymous. 1731. Engraving, 33 by 21 cm. (Musée Arbaud, Aix-en-Provence).
Western art unattributed:
57. Frontispiece to Gabriel François Nicollet: Les parfaits adorateurs du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, Paris 1761. (Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon).
Book Review
Propaganda and the Jesuit Baroque
05/2006 | 1238 | 148
Pages: 344-345
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Reviewer:
Muller, Jeffrey M. (Muller, Jeffrey M.)
Subjects
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
print:
Jesuits
print:
Baroque
subjects:
Jesuits / Propaganda / Art historiography / Religious art / Baroque / Society of Jesus / Art theory
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Propaganda and the Jesuit Baroque | author: Levy, Evonne
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Two Studies for the Gesù and a 'Quarantore' Design by Bernini
01/1998 | 1138 | 140
Pages: 34-37
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Author:
Tonkovich, Jennifer (Tonkovich, Jennifer)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
33. Vision of Heaven, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio. Begun 1672. Fresco. (Il Gesù, Rome).
Attributed works:
34. Compositional Sketch for the Dome Fresco in the Gesù, by Gianlorenzo Bernini. c.1672. Pen and Ink, 22.9 by 20.5 cm. (Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig).
Attributed works:
35. Study of Christ and the Virgin, with Angels Bearing the Cross, by Gianlorenzo Bernini. c.1672. Black Chalk with Pen and Brown Ink, 26 by 18 cm. (Formerly Mathias Polakovits Collection, Paris; Present Whereabouts Unknown).
Attributed works:
36. God the Father with Christ and the Virgin, with Angels Bearing the Cross, Here Attributed to Gianlorenzo Bernini. c.1672. Black Chalk on Cream Laid Paper, 27.3 by 17 cm. (Private Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
37. Angels Carrying the Cross, Here Attributed to Gianlorenzo Bernini. c.1672. Charcoal and Black Chalk, with Stumping, on Ivory Laid Paper, 27.5 by 20.2 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
38. Studies for the Right Hand of God the Father, by Gianlorenzo Bernini. Black Chalk (Verso of Fig.37).
Attributed works:
39. Study for a 'Quarantore', by Gianlorenzo Bernini. Black Chalk (Verso of Fig.34).
Attributed works:
40. 'Quarantore' on Advent Sunday in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican, by Francesco Piranesi. 1787. Engraving. (Calcografia Nazionale, Rome).
Article
The Altar-Rail for St Ignatius's Chapel in the Gesù di Roma
04/1974 | 853 | 116
Pages: 178-189
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Author:
Enggass, Robert (Enggass, Robert)
Subjects
artists:
Rossi, Angelo de
artists:
Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714
artists:
Pozzo, Andrea, architect, painter and author, 1642-1709
artists:
Lobelle, Claude
artists:
Le Gros, Pierre II, 1666-1719
artists:
Lavaggi, Giacomo Antonio
artists:
Balestra, Pietro
artists:
Maglia, Francesco
artists:
Melussi, Domenico
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
buildings:
Chapel of Saint Ignatius, Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1650-1699
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Documents
subjects:
Putti
subjects:
Attributions
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Altar rails / Bronzes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Putto from the Altar-Rail of the Gesù, by Pierre Le Gros (Detail of Fig. 10).
Attributed works:
10. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Here Attributed to Pierre Le Gros (On the Fourth Baluster from the Left).
Attributed works:
11. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Here Attributed to Pierre Le Gros (On the Fifth Baluster from the Left).
Attributed works:
12. Putto by Pierre Le Gros (Detail of Fig. 11).
Attributed works:
13. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Here Attributed to Francesco Maglia (On the Third Baluster from the Left.)
Attributed works:
14. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Here Attributed to Francesco Maglia (On the Sixth Baluster from the Left).
Attributed works:
15. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Here Attributed to Angelo de Rossi (On the Seventh Baluster from the Left).
Attributed works:
16. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Probably by Pietro Balestra (On the Second Baluster on the Left).
Attributed works:
17. Putto on the Altar-Rail, Detail of Fig. 16.
Attributed works:
18. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Probably by Giacomo Antonio Lavaggi (On the First Baluster on the Left).
Attributed works:
19. Design for a Console Table, by Carlo Fontana. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle.) Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen.
Attributed works:
2. Altar-Rail (Left Half) 1695-99. Bronze, White and Polychromatic Marbles, Lapis Lazuli. (Chapel of St Ignatius, Il Gesù, Rome).
Attributed works:
20. Putti on the Altar-Rail, Probably by Claude Lobelle (On the Eighth Baluster from the Left).
Attributed works:
3. Arabesque Grillwork of the Altar-Rail (Section between Second and Third Balusters from the Left), by Domenico Melussi. [Saint Ignatius, Rome]
Attributed works:
4. Arabesque Grillwork of the Altar-Rail (Section between Third and Fourth Balusters from the Left), by Francesco Maglia.
Attributed works:
5. Putto and Grillwork Illustrated in Fig. 3, Here Seen from an Oblique Angle. [by Domenico Melussi. Saint Ignatius, Rome]
Attributed works:
6. Candelabrum, by Giovanni Battista Antonini (On the Altar-Rail, on the Third Baluster from the Left).
Attributed works:
7. Putto and Grillwork Illustrated in Fig. 4, Here Seen from an Oblique Angle. [Arabesque Grillwork of the Altar-Rail (Section between Third and Fourth Balusters from the Left), by Francesco Maglia.][Saint Ignatius, Rome]
Attributed works:
8. Centre Gates of the Altar-Rail, by Pietro Papaleo.
Attributed works:
9. Candelabrum, by Domenico Melussi (On the Altar-Rail, on the Second Baluster from the Left). [Saint Ignatius, Rome]
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A Short Note on Baciccio's Pendentives in the Gesù à propos a New Bozzetto in Cleveland
03/1972 | 828 | 114
Pages: 167-168+170-173
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Author:
Lurie, Ann Tzeutschler (Lurie, Ann Tzeutschler; Lurie, Ann T.)
Subjects
artists:
Gaulli, Giovanni Battista, called Il Baciccio
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1650-1699
museums and institutions:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Drawings
subjects:
Prophets / Preliminary drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
36. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Prophets of Israel, by Gian Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio. Canvas, 67.3 by 54.9 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art.)
Attributed works:
37. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Evangelists, by Baciccio. Canvas, 74.5 by 62 cm. (Pinacoteca Comunale, Deruta.)
Attributed works:
38. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Doctors of the Latin Church, by Baciccio. Canvas, 75 by 66 cm. (Ponce Art Museum, Ponce, Puerto Rico.)
Attributed works:
39. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Doctors of the Latin Church, by Baciccio. Canvas, 75 by 61 cm. (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.)
Attributed works:
40. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Doctors of the Latin Church, by Baciccio. Canvas, 63 by 52.5 cm. (Heim Gallery (London) Ltd., London.)
Attributed works:
41. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Lawgivers and Leaders of Israel, by Baciccio. Canvas, 75 by 61 cm. (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.)
Attributed works:
42. Bozzetto for the Pendentive of The Four Lawgiver, and Leaders of Israel, by Baciccio. Canvas, 74 by 61.5 cm. (Pinacoteca Comunale, Deruta.)
Attributed works:
43. Drawing for The Four Evangelists, by Baciccio. Pen and Black Ink, Grey Wash, Heightened with White, on Grey Paper, 40.9 by 22.5 cm. (Stadtische Kunstsammlungen, Düsseldorf.)
Attributed works:
44. Drawing for The Four Prophets, by Baciccio. Pen and Black Ink, Grey Wash, Heightened with White, on Grey Paper, 39.5 by 46 cm. (Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Düsseldorf.)
Attributed works:
45. Evangelist St Mark, by Domenichino. Fresco of a Pendentive. (S. Andrea Della Valle, Rome.) Photo. Alinari.
Attributed works:
46. Study for a Father of the Church, by Baciccio. Chalk, Ink and Wash on Paper, 29.4 by 18.7 cm. (Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Düsseldorf.)
Attributed works:
47. Four Studies of Figures for Pendentives, by Baciccio. Black Chalk, Brown Ink, Brown Wash, 29 by 43 cm. (Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Düsseldorf.)
Attributed works:
48. Detail from Fig. 42.
Attributed works:
49. Detail from Evangelist St Luke, by Domenichino. Fresco of a Pendentive. (S. Andrea Della Valle, Rome.)
Attributed works:
50. Detail from Catalogue of Charles Natoire's Collection, 14th December 1778, Illustrated by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin.
Attributed works:
51. Bozzetto for the Apsidal Fresco Representing the Adoration of the Lamb (Detail of Angels and Elders), by Baciccio. Canvas, Diameter, 185.4 cm. (Galleria dei Marmi, Rome.) Photo G. F. N., Rome.
Attributed works:
52. Drawing for an Engraving Representing Four Evangelists, by Johannes Esaias Nilson (After J. E. Holzer). Pencil and Red Chalk, 21.3 by 16.5 cm. (Tiroler Landesmuseum, Innsbruck.)
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The Original High Altar Tabernacle of the Gesù Rediscovered
02/1970 | 803 | 112
Pages: 110-113
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Author:
Masheck, Joseph (Masheck, Joseph; Masheck, Joseph Daniel Cahill)
Subjects
artists:
Porta, Giacomo della
artists:
Chapman, Unknown Irish sculptor
artists:
Pozzo, Andrea, architect, painter and author, 1642-1709
buildings:
Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles, Ireland
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1550-1599
places:
Italy / Rome
places:
Ireland
subjects:
Italian architecture / Architectural components / Tabernacles
Illustrations
Attributed works:
57. High Altar Tabernacle of the Gesù, Rome. Before 1599. (Thurles Cathedral, Co. Tipperary.)
Attributed works:
58. Detail from Fig. 57. [High Altar Tabernacle of the Gesù, Rome. Before 1599. (Thurles Cathedral, Co. Tipperary.)]
Attributed works:
59. Detail from Fig. 57. [High Altar Tabernacle of the Gesù, Rome. Before 1599. (Thurles Cathedral, Co. Tipperary.)]
Attributed works:
60. Detail from Fig. 57. [High Altar Tabernacle of the Gesù, Rome. Before 1599. (Thurles Cathedral, Co. Tipperary.)]
Attributed works:
61. Detail from Fig. 57. [High Altar Tabernacle of the Gesù, Rome. Before 1599. (Thurles Cathedral, Co. Tipperary.)]
Article
Bernardino Ludovisi - I: The Early Work
08/1968 | 785 | 110
Pages: 436+438-444
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Author:
Enggass, Robert (Enggass, Robert)
Subjects
artists:
Ludovisi, Bernardino
artists:
Rusconi, Camillo
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1799
patrons:
Clement XII, Pope, 1652-1740
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Early works
subjects:
Biographies / Visual sources
subjects:
Attributions
subjects:
Charity
subjects:
Terracottas
subjects:
Baroque / Rococo
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Charity, Here Attributed to Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1728. Terra-Cotta. (Museo di Palazzo Venezia, Rome.)
Attributed works:
11. God the Father, by Bernardino Ludovisi. 1726. Marble and Bronze. (Chapel of St Ignatius, Il Gesù, Rome.)
Attributed works:
12. Charity, by Bernardino Ludovisi. 1728-32. Travertine. (S. Pietro in Vaticano, Rome, portico.)
Attributed works:
13. St Augustine, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1735. Travertine. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Main façade, on the Top of Crowning Balustrade.)
Attributed works:
14. The Naming of St John the Baptist, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1735. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, in the Narthex.)
Attributed works:
15. The Fertility of the Fields, by Bernardino Ludovisi. 1736. Marble. (Trevi Fountain, Rome.)
Attributed works:
16. Angels and Cherub Heads, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1735-40. Stucco. (S. Maria degli Angeli, Rome, in the Presbytery.)
Attributed works:
5. St Matthew, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1723-4. Stucco. (SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome, façade.)
Attributed works:
6. St Mark, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1723-4. Stucco. (SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome, façade.)
Attributed works:
7. St Luke, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1723-4. Stucco. (SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome, façade.)
Attributed works:
8. St John, by Bernardino Ludovisi. c. 1723-4. Stucco. (SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome, façade.)
Attributed works:
9. Inscription on Head of Marble Statue of God the Father Illustrated in Fig.11.
Article
Three Bozzetti by Gaulli for the Gesù
02/1957 | 647 | 99
Pages: 49-53
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Author:
Enggass, Robert (Enggass, Robert)
Subjects
artists:
Gaulli, Giovanni Battista, called Il Baciccio
buildings:
Chiesa del Gesù, Rome, Italy
dates:
1650-1699
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Frescoes / Churches
subjects:
Jesuits / Patronage
subjects:
Oil sketches
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Detail of Music-Making Angels, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. 1672-5. Fresco. (Dome of II Gesù, Rome.)
Attributed works:
20. Angelic Concert, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Canvas, 49 by 98 cm. (Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome.)
Attributed works:
22. The Four Doctors of the Latin Church, Here Attributed to Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Canvas, 75 by 61 cm. (Galleria Nazionale, Naples.)
Attributed works:
23. The Four Doctors of the Latin Church, pendentive by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. 1675-7. Fresco. (Il Gesù, Rome.)
Attributed works:
24. Patriarchs of Israel, Here Attributed to Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Canvas, 75 by 61 cm. (Galleria Nazionale, Naples.)
Attributed works:
25. Patriarchs of Israel, Pendentive by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. 1675-7. Fresco. (Il Gesù, Rome.)