Ecstasy of Saint Teresa


Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. Rome, Italy. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c. 1647–1652 C.E. Marble (sculpture); stucco and gilt bronze (chapel).

  • TERESA OF AULA WAS A NUN WHO LIVED IN 16TH CENTURY SPAIN; HEIGHT OF REFORMATION
  • CORNARO FAMILY COMMISSIONED THE CHAPEL; SEATED FIGURES IN THEATRE BOXES; PATRONS  
  • TYPICAL FEATURE OF BAROQUE ART; BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIER BETWEEN THE WORK AND THE VIEWER



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