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A religious painting featuring a central figure of Mary in blue robes, surrounded by angels and saints in vibrant colors. The scene depicts a heavenly vision with clouds and divine light, emphasizing Catholic themes of devotion and sanctity.

She Who Directs Our Gaze to the Heavens

By John M. DeJak | December 8, 2013

In one of his last works, the baroque painter Pietro Bianichi (1694-1740) executed an image of Our Blessed Lady’s Immaculate Conception. The painting sits in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria deli Angeli, a church renowned for its famous meridian line (constructed at the behest of Pope Clement XI by Francesco Bianchini)–a feat of scientific excellence. Within a decade of its…

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