THE HOLY NAME
Art of the Gesù: Bernini and his Age
The Fairfield University Art Museum
February 2 – May 19, 2018
On Friday, February 2nd, the exhibition “The Holy Name. Art of the Jesus: Bernini and his Age ” will be inaugurated at the Art Museum of Fairfield University in Connecticut, and on view through 19 May 2018.
The exhibition features artistic treasures from the Roman church of the Gesù never seen before in America: Bernini’s bust of Roberto Bellarmino (patron saint of Fairfield University), Gaulli’s monumental painted wood model of the apse, a gilt bronze altar sculpture by the versatile painter, draftsman and sculptor Ciro Ferri, the sumptuous jeweled cartegloria from the altar of St. Ignatius, and the magnificent embroidered chasuble of the church’s great benefactor, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. These masterpieces will be joined by more than forty paintings, sculptures, rare books, precious objects, drawings, prints, and historical documents by Bernini, Domenichino, Gaulli, Ciro Ferri, Carlo Maratti, and Andrea Pozzo, among other Italian Baroque masters, on loan from American museums and private collections.
Further information is available on the website:
https://www.fairfield.edu/hostedfiles/landing_pages/qa-gesu/
