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Behind the viral selfie location of Saint Ignatius is a 350-year-old story of an optical illusion

  • Written by Katrina Grant, Research Associate, Power Institute for Arts and Visual Culture, University of Sydney
Behind the viral selfie location of Saint Ignatius is a 350-year-old story of an optical illusionNICOLA MESSANA PHOTOS/Shutterstock

The church of Saint Ignatius in Rome (or San Ignazio) has become a viral selfie location. Tourists have been queuing out the doors for a chance to take a selfie in a mirror that reflects the church’s richly painted ceiling.

The vault was painted by the artist Andrea Pozzo between 1688 and 1694. In the centre...

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