What is Jesuit art?1 A person could answer: objects made by and forJesuits; the decoration of Jesuit churches; or simply the physical remnants of the Society of Jesus, from the confirmation of the order by Pope Paul iii (1468–1549, r.1534–49) on September 27, 1540 to its suppression by Pope Clement xiv (1705–74, r.1769–74) on July 21, 1773. None of these definitions would be wrong, but they fail to do justice to its extraordinary breadth. In fact, the category “Jesuit art” has been used to encompass objects made by Jesuit art-ists and workshops, commissioned by Jesuit patrons, closely associated with Jesuit devotion, transported by Jesuits, and merely focused on Jesuit-related subject matter. It ranges from the dizzying heights of monumental church architecture and decoration to ephemeral engravings, bridging European and xtra -European sites of production.