Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Cappella Lancelotti; Apotheosis of the Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga (and Altar)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Cappella Lancelotti; Apotheosis of the Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga (and Altar)
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Image View:
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Central relief by Legros, raking view
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Creator:
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Andrea Pozzo (Italian sculptor, 1642-1709); Pierre Legros II (French sculptor, 1666-1719)
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Location:
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repository: Sant'Ignazio (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Via del Caravita, 8A; Lancelotti chapel, right transept
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GPS:
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+41.899+12.479778
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Date:
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relief, 1697-1699 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Baroque; Seventeenth century
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Work Type 1:
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altarpiece
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
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Work Type 3:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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colored marble relief; bronze; marble; silver
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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900 cm (height, approx., relief)
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Subjects:
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saints; Jesuits
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Description:
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Le Gros's relief was inspired by the Ecstasy of St Catherine of Siena by Melchiore Caffa. This offered the ideal pattern for a meditative image, eminently suitable in the case of Gonzaga, the young Jesuit saint (1568-1591) who was often invoked as an example of youthful piety. He had died while still a student, during an epidemic where he cared for the victims. Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga was beatified in 1605 and canonized in 1726. The surrounding altar which includes twisted columns in green marble is by Andrea Pozzo. (Source: Web Gallery of Art; http://www.wga.hu/index.html)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-LEGROS-GSLGA-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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