The Glory of the Holy Spirit
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The Glory of the Holy SpiritGiovanni Battista Gaulli

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This dome fresco (c. 1679) centers on the Holy Spirit, symbolized by a radiant dove. Surrounding figures spiral upward in rapture, drawn into divine light. Through dramatic foreshortening and illusionistic space, the work evokes spiritual ascent and the Pentecostal fire of divine inspiration.