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The Eternal City, caput mundi....Rome has captivated and perplexed inhabitants and visitors alike for the last 3,000 years. With an eye to history, culture, art, and religion, students of Loyola University New Orleans' Italy Study Abroad program offer their take on the "live-and-learn" experience in one of the world's most fascinating cities.

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Final - Alaina Fontenot

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Rome is home to some of the world’s oldest and most influential works of art. This past month, in Art/Jesuits in Early Modern Rome, we covered an impressive amount of ground looking at work spanning from the 15th all the way to the 17th centuries. What’s maybe the most impressive, though, is the range of ceiling paintings that spanned these centuries. From the Allegory of Divine Providence by Pietro da Cartona in the Palazzo Barberini, to the Apotheosis of Saint Ignazio by Andrea Pozzo in the Chiesa di Stant’ Ignazio, to the Triumph of the Name of Jesus by Giovanni Battista Gaulli in the Gesù, each painting seemed more grandiose and mind-boggling than the next.  Each painting mentioned above is its own example of quadratura painting in the Baroque era. The Baroque movement in art came after the Renaissance and later Mannerism painting where there was an emphasis on going back to the Classical art and architecture of the Hellenistic period and Classical Rome. The art was very c...
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What’s Up? The Jesuits and Ceiling Painting in Early Modern Rome--Kelsey Stelly

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During our time in Rome we have seen many amazing ceiling paintings in many of the Churches we have been able to go to. I remember the first church that I walked into during this trip and looked up just to be amazed by the elaborate art and architecture of the ceiling. One of my ultimate favorite ceiling paintings that we have seen during this month is the ceiling of the church of Sant'Ignazio. Upon walking into this church I was in awe of the architecture and paintings surrounding the churches sides, but after looking up I was amazed. The ceiling painting was completed by Pozzo, and is a fresco entitled, “The Triumph of Sant' Ignazio”. In this church, the marbled columns continue all the way up to the ceiling. This ceiling is amazing because it seems as if the sides of the church go up all the way into Heaven. It is hard to tell where the architecture ends and where the paint begins, done by the artist to form a kind of three dimensional effect. This effect is called quad...
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What's Up? The Jesuits and Ceiling Painting in Early Modern Rome- Teresa Berner

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In the High Renaissance and Baroque Italy, decoration was everything. Most of the decorations were frescos or mosaics. The most important frescos and mosaics were commissioned by Catholic churches. During the High Renaissance, the decoration was about evoking classical antiquity, balance, and harmony. The Baroque period was more about the grandiose and dramatic. The aspects of both of these time periods can be found in churches all across Rome. The most impressive decorations are found on the ceilings of the churches. One of the most famous High Renaissance ceiling painting is in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo. An example of Baroque ceiling painting is in the church of St. Ignatius by Andrea Pozzo, SJ. Both of these ceiling paintings show the Catholic church’s appreciation of art in the High Renaissance and Baroque periods.  Sistine Chapel ceiling Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel is one of the best examples of High Renaissance painting. The ceiling is made ...
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