THE HOLY NAME
Art of the Ges\u00f9: Bernini and his Age
The Fairfield University Art Museum
February 2 \u2013 May 19, 2018<\/p>\n
On Friday, February 2nd, the exhibition “The Holy Name. Art of the Jesus: Bernini and his Age<\/em> ” will be inaugurated at the Art Museum of Fairfield University in Connecticut, and on view through 19 May 2018.<\/p>\n The exhibition features artistic treasures from the Roman church of the Ges\u00f9 never seen before in America: Bernini\u2019s bust of Roberto Bellarmino (patron saint of Fairfield University), Gaulli\u2019s 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\u2019s 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will be joined by more than forty paintings, sculptures, rare books, precious objects, drawings, prints, and historical documents by Bernini, Domenichino, Gaulli, Ciro Ferri, Carlo Maratti, and Andrea Pozzo, among other Italian Baroque masters, on loan from American museums and private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.<\/p>\n