Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)
Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Vision of Christ and God the Father at La Storta
Circa 1622
Oil on canvas, 65.3 x 38.6 in. (166.1 x 98.1 cm.)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The saint was on his way from Vicenza to Rome when he had a vision of Christ, who told him "I will be favorable to you at Rome." It was in Rome that Loyola and his companions formed themselves into a religious order that the Pope approved in 1540.
Read more about St. Ignatius Loyola.
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