Urban VIII commissioned that quadratura-filled Triumph of Divine Providence from Pietro da Cortona, who specialized in this type of work.
The words "Go and set everything aflame" inspired a painting of this type, a fresco in which Jesus shoots a beam of light at the title saint, which then splits into four rays directed at four continents. That fresco of this type honoring Saint Ignatius was created by Jesuit painter Andrea Pozzo (ahn-DRAY-ah POH-tzo). A scythe-wielding personifcation of Time gobbles up the arm of a putto in another of these paintings, in which Immortality carries a crown made of stars to a group of flying women amidst a swarm of bees. Urban VIII commissioned that quadratura-filled Triumph of Divine Providence from Pietro da Cortona, who specialized in this type of work. A smoky spiral of angels takes Mary up to Heaven in a work of this type by Correggio located at Parma Cathedral. The Union of the Crowns and The Apotheosis of James I partly form one of these works created by Peter Paul Rubens for the Banqueting House at Whitehall. For 10 points, name this form of interior decoration painted by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel.
The words "Go and set everything aflame" inspired a painting of this type, a fresco in which Jesus shoots a beam of light at the title saint, which then splits into four rays directed at four continents.
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