Saint Ignatius of Loyola receiving the name of Jesus from heaven, Juan de Valdés Leal, 1676
The work represents saint ignatius of loyola, the founder of the society of jesus, receiving from heaven the name and anagram of the society of jesus, which the saint founded together with his companions in 1540 after having obtained a bull from pope paul iii. Object Type: painting. Date: 1676. Dimensions: height: 207 cm (81.4 in); width: 145 cm (57 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla. Valdes leal-san ignacio contemplando el anagrama