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Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, Campo Martio, Rome: the apse and high altar with frescoed ceilings executed by Andrea Pozzo

RIBA Ref No RIBA27872
Architect/DesignerGrassi, Orazio (1583-1654)
Pozzo, Andrea (1642-1709)
Artist/PhotographerDeakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
CountryItaly
CityRome
Subject Date1650
Image Date1930
ViewInterior
StyleBaroque
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceDK/I/392
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditRalph Deakin / RIBA Collections
SubjectCeilings ; Frescoes ; Churches
NOTES: This Jesuit church was built between 1626 and 1650 by Orazio Grassi, Professor of Mathematics at the adjacent Jesuit College. The vaulting of the nave and the apse are decorated with paintings by Andrea Pozzo, a Jesuit brother, representing the missionary activity of the Jesuits.
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