# The Four Corners of the World: Asia [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [POZZO, Andrea]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary On the ceiling of the nave St Ignatius is depicted in a state of ecstasy, and functions as a mediator between heaven and earth. Issuing from his heart are four rays of flame radiating outwards toward elaborate animated groupings representing the four corners of the globe. These personifications sit enthroned above monstrous giants. The four groupings suggest the worldwide reach of the Jesuits' missionary activity. ## Related artworks - [Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work \(detail\)]() - [Altar of St Ignatius Loyola]() - [Altar of St Ignatius Loyola]() - [Antechoir vault: Vision of St Ignatius at the Battle of Pamplona]() - [Apotheosis of St Francis Xavier]() - [Apse calotte: St Ignatius Helping the Sick and Poor]() - [Apse calotte: St Ignatius Helping the Sick and Poor]() - [Deeds of Hercules and his Apotheosis]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()