Triumph of the Name of Jesus (detail)
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Triumph of the Name of Jesus (detail)Giovanni Battista Gaulli

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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.