The Banquet of the Rich Glutton name "Epulone" has been attached in Italy to the rich man, but also generically refers to a "feaster" (with pejorative gluttonous suggestion). The etymology of the word comes from a banquet sometime prepared in honor of the gods. The painting depicts a rich man after completion of his meal, with empty plates, surrounded by servants, while in the background, is the beggar Lazarus. The painting was purchased in 1895 from a Monte di Pietà, where such a painting would have resonated as both a "memento mori" and counsel towards charity. The painting would have been thematically antithetical to the still
Triumph of the Name of Jesus Triumph of the Name of Jesus Triumph of the Name of Jesus is a 17th-century fresco painting by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. The fresco occupies the nave of the Il Gesu, with both fresco painting and stucco molding. The Jesuit Order, or Society of Jesus, was formed in 1540, by Ignatius of Loyola. He was wounded during his time as a Spanish viceroy; which led to his religious enlightenment. While their teachings would spread over many countries, the heart of the society was the Il Gesu, built in the late 1600s. Gian Paolo Oliva was the Father general of the Society