Converting "the Indies" of Naples in Luca Giordano's St. Francis Xavier Baptizing Indians Altarpiece
This article discusses an altarpiece by Luca Giordano painted for the church of San Francesco Saverio (now San Ferdinando) in Naples in 1685. Described in contemporary sources as "St. Francis Xavier baptizing the people of Japan," the painting reveals little about Japan or Jesuit missionar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 249-269 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBJ Italy KBM Asia KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
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St. Francis Xavier
B early modern art B Luca Giordano B Naples B Jesuits B Conversion B Missiology |
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