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Triumph of the Name of Jesus (detail)Giovanni Battista Gaulli
This sculptural-painterly ensemble (1672–85) merges stucco and fresco in a dramatic illusion above the nave. Angels unfurl a celestial ribbon bearing the Latin words from Philippians—at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—emphasizing Christ’s universal sovereignty and the Jesuit call to global conversion.
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