Ecstasy of St.Teresa
Title
Ecstasy of St.Teresa
Date
1647-1652
Identifier
7750
Creator
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
Creator Nationality
Italian
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Baroque
Subject
statues
Teresa--of Avila, Saint--1515-1582
Description
View of Bernini's The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, located in Cornaro Chapel of the Santa Marie della Vittora in Rome. "The subject is the experience of St. Teresa as she is being pierced by an arrow of an angel resulting in the highest and most intense form of spiritual and physical pleasure ... Bernini often said it was the most beautiful thing he had ever done. [4] He created a visual that enables the viewer to observe the subject on more than one level ... Bernini goes to great lengths in creating light for the gold rays shining down onto St. Teresa, with the angel. He implemented a special window in the back of the Church, unseen to the public from the interior of the chapel, to make the action of the angel coming down from heaven as impressive and transcendent as possible,"--by Marjorie Och, Mary Washington University website.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
350 centimeters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
N3ITBER1-21645-521(1)
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