Here are the frescoes and decorations that embellish the vault ceiling and dome of the Church of the Gesù in Rome, a masterpiece of Genoa-born Giovan Battista Gaulli, known as Baciccio or Baciccia (1639-1709), whom we wrote about a while back.

Thanks to the generous collaboration of the Jesuits who are now in charge of the mother church of the Society of Jesus – designed and built with help by Michelangelo, Il Vignola and Giacomo Della Porta, between 1568 and 1580 –, we recently had the opportunity to get closer to Baciccio's wonderful works, for an exclusive and detailed photo shooting.

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