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Il Gesù, Rome

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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola & Giacomo della Porta, Church of Il Gesù, consecrated 1584, Rome
Giovanni Battista Gaulli, also known as il Baciccio, The Triumph of the Name of Jesus, Il Gesù ceiling fresco, 1672-1685

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Il Gesu, Rome

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