Question

Which features enhanced the illusionism of the ceiling painting Triumph of the Name of Jesus by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. a. At the center of the vault the ceiling appears to open up offering a glimpse of Heaven. Jesus appears as his monogram (IHSS) in a burst of radiant light that appears to be floating upward. b. To enhance the illusionistic qualities the artist glazed the architecture to suggest shadows. c. His distinctive use of light and assertive brushwork. d. He painted some of the sinners over stucco extensions to enhance the three-dimensional effect.

Answer 1

The features enhancing illusionism of the ceiling painting Triumph of the Name of Jesus by Giovanni Battista Gaulli are:

c. His distinctive use of light and assertive brushwork.

Step-by-step explanation:

Giovanni Battista Gaulli´s presented one of his greatest breakthrough painting work with the Triumph of the Name of Jesus enhancing dramatic illusionism in a three dimensional frame adding fortress stucco molding around the fresco which highlights the upward and downward movement of the souls scrolling vertically and horizontally over the viewers upward into the endless heaven providing depth past the actual ceiling.

The illusion of the scene is emphasized as viewer can not tell where the fresco ends and the stucco molding begins.