About the Image: The Fall of Simon Magus is a late-Baroque painting by Pompeo Batoni, originally intended as the basis for a mosaic altarpiece in the Basilica of St Peter1. The painting is likely a studio copy of the original, which was displayed in the church of Santa Maria degli...
About the Image: Saint Andrew is the subject of a painting by Pompeo Batoni, an Italian painter of the 18th century. The painting is part of a series of religious paintings commissioned by Batoni's most important patron, Count Cesare Merenda of Forlì1. The painting is available as an...
About the Image: The Crucifixion is a religious painting by Pompeo Batoni, an Italian painter of the 18th century. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, with Mary and John the Evangelist standing at the foot of the cross. The painting is displayed in various galleries, including the Museum...
About the Artist: Pompeo Girolamo Batoni was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high number of foreign visitors travelling throughout Italy and reaching Rome during their "Grand Tour" led the artist to...
About the Image: The Allegory of Religion is a painting by Pompeo Batoni, an Italian painter of the 18th century12. The painting depicts a female figure, representing religion, holding a cross and a chalice, surrounded by cherubs and putti12. The painting is known for its use of light and color...
About the Image: The Madonna and Child in Glory is a painting by Pompeo Batoni, created in 174712. The painting depicts the Madonna holding the infant Jesus, surrounded by angels and cherubs in a heavenly setting13. The painting is known for its use of light and color and is considered...
About the Image: Pope Benedict XIV was the pope from 1740 to 1758. He was born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini in Bologna, Italy, in 16751. Benedict XIV was known for his efforts to reform the church and his support for the arts and sciences1. During his papacy, he issued several important...
About the Image: The Madonna and Child with Saints Joseph, Zacharias and Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John is a painting by Pompeo Batoni, created between 1738 and 17401. The painting depicts the Madonna holding the infant Jesus, with Saints Joseph, Zacharias, and Elisabeth, and the infant Saint John the...
About the Image: The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist is a painting by Pompeo Batoni, an Italian painter of the 18th century[2][3]. The painting depicts the Madonna holding the infant Jesus, with the infant Saint John the Baptist standing beside them[1]. The...
About the Image: The Gabrielli Madonna is a painting by Pompeo Batoni, created in 1732 in the Gabrielli chapel of the Church of San Gregorio Magno al Celio in Rome[1][3]. The painting depicts the Madonna on a throne with child and four saints and blesseds of the Gabrielli...
About the Image: Susanna and the Elders is a painting by Pompeo Batoni, created in 1751 in Rococo style[3]. The painting depicts the biblical story of Susanna, who was spied on by two elders while bathing and falsely accused of adultery[1]. The painting is considered a testament to...
About the Image: By mid-eighteenth century Pompeo Batoni prevailed as the leading portraitist in Rome catering to an elite clientele of wealthy tourists from the British Isles. Decades earlier, he had launched his career painting historical and biblical subjects, and he continued to depict such subjects in a dignified, classicizing...
About the Image: The Return of the Prodigal Son is a story from the Bible, appearing in the Gospel of St. Luke[3]. It tells the story of a son who asks his father for his inheritance and leaves the parental home, only to fritter away all his wealth. He...
Details: Pompeo Batoni's painting 'Sacred Heart of Jesus' was created in 1767[2] and is enshrined above the altar in the northern side chapel of Il Gesù in Rome[3]. It is one of the oldest known depictions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus[3], inspired...
In the upper half of this oil study, Christ is depicted in glory surrounded by adoring angels. Looking up at him are four martyr saints: Saints Celsus, Marcionilla, Julian, and Basilissa. Pompeo Batoni made this sketch when he was only twenty-eight, in preparation for his first important commission in Rome....
In 1754, King Louis XV of France sent the comte de Stainville (later duc de Choiseul) to Rome to secure a decision from Pope Benedict XIV about disputes concerning the authority of the French courts, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Jansenists, a Catholic sect. The result was an encyclical,...
A free downloadable public domain Catholic painting.
Saint Peter (r. AD 30; died between AD 64 and 68) also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, Cephas, or Peter the Apostle, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and one of the first leaders of the early Church. According to Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in...
Paul the Apostle, commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Hebrew name Saul of Tarsus, was a Christian apostle (although not one of the Twelve Apostles) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. Generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the...
