St. Aloyzius Gonzaga in Glory, Sant'Ignazio, Rome

Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 9 April 2008 in Art & Design.

Pierre Legros made this bigger-than-life marble relief of the Apotheosis of Aloysius Gonzaga. Gonzaga's biography is very interesting: his early interest in religion and the resultant conflict between him and his father can be compared to the coming of age of today's nerds.

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Comments (3)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

An amazing and beautiful relief. Legros certainly didn't have a misspent youth!

9 Apr 2008 5:37am

@Michael Skorulski: Obviously not :) I guess he enjoyed creating something very big!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Pierre was certainly blessed, it takes someone very special to create sculptures such as these. Wonderful MS.

9 Apr 2008 3:29pm

@MaryB: Later we'll see the monument for Pope Gregory XV, another masterpiece!

Brites from Povoa de Santa Iria, Portugal

Excellent light!

10 Apr 2008 8:46pm

@Brites: A bright sunny winter day, I was lucky :)