Relics and sacred images of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Roman Casa Professa
This article analyzes the visual rhetorical discourse surrounding the figure of Ignatius of Loyola, as portrayed in various parts of the Roman Casa Professa at the end of the seventeenth century. In the context of Counter-Reformation image culture, these interventions relied on visual splendor and c...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/77178 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/77178 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | San Ignacio de Loyola reliquias imágenes sagradas Gesù Casa Profesa monumentos funerarios programas visuales iconografía Edad Moderna cultura visual |
| Sumario: | This article analyzes the visual rhetorical discourse surrounding the figure of Ignatius of Loyola, as portrayed in various parts of the Roman Casa Professa at the end of the seventeenth century. In the context of Counter-Reformation image culture, these interventions relied on visual splendor and created links between Ignatius’s relics, his tomb, and the room where he died, along with the sacred images decorating the corridor and his funerary chapel in the Gesù. Referring to the saint’s two natures—the mortal and the spiritual—these spaces were reinterpreted as sites of Jesuit cultural memory, aimed to elevate the founder’s figure, foster devotion among the faithful, and reinforce his normative image. This project exemplifies how the Society of Jesus viewed the visual arts as tools for intensifying faith and devotion. |
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