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Facade of Il Gesu Church

ArtistPorta, Giacomo della
Artist Info.Italy ca. 1540-1602
ViewOverall view from Corso
SiteRome
LocationItaly
Date1575
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Add'l. Info.Church begun 1568 by VIGNOLA
Saskia No.Mib-0200
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 22, plate 49
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 250
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 23, plate 37
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 14, plate 31
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 18, plate 47
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 536