Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Chiesa di S. Ignazio


This church is famous because Andrea Pozzo painted la finta cupola, a fake dome at the front of the church. The church didn't have enough money to build a real one, so this was painted to give the illusion of light filling the church from the dome. It looks like a real dome until you get close enough to notice it was actually painted on a flat surface.

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