Analysis Of Saint Ignatius Of Loyola's Vision Of Christ And God

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Domenico Zampieri’s (Domenichino) “Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Vision of Christ and God the Father”, is an oil on canvas painting in a portrait format. This religious artwork was created circa 1622 and hangs in the Bellarmine Museum at Fairfield University. It was borrowed from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The subject is St. Ignatius’s vision of Christ and God in Rome. In the foreground, St. Ignatius is standing on the ground. He is depicted wearing a black, monk-like robe. A small wooden hanging from his belt which is wrapped around his waist. Also, St. Ignatius is shown with his arms slightly crossed and he is looking at Jesus who is above him. He has a faint yellow halo which hovers behind his head. A black hat is on the ground and …show more content…

The area at the bottom of the painting where St. Ignatius stands, is very dark. Earth tones, primarily different shades of black and brown, are used and there is a great amount of shading on the ground as well as on a wooden structure that is on the right of St. Ignatius. The ground which St. Ignatius neels on looks like it has texture due to the use of shading on the outer edges and using tints of brown on the mid area of the ground. He also outlines shapes on the ground to make the ground look like it has a bumpy/ rocky texture. He shades some of these shapes (rocks) to make them look 3D. The top of the painting depicts a heaven-like area and the color of the clouds turn from a dull, gray color to a bright yellow color. In contrast to St. Ignatius’ dark black robe, God, Jesus, and the angels, which are all in the top half of the painting in Heaven, wear bright colored robes. In addition, the bright yellow clouds show depth as one can see a multitude of faces hidden in the clouds. The clouds seem to depict a tunnel, as the faces get more miniscule and less detailed at the top edge of the painting. Being a two dimensional painting, Domenichino uses perspective and shading around the big circle of light in the sky to make it look like it has depth. The intensity of the yellow color increases.

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