Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
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Alternative Titles
Transverberation of Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa in Ecstasy
Date
1645-1652Description
View of the sculptural group "Ecstasy of St. Theresa", from below; photograph, Archivision archive; The central feature is the marble group of the Ecstasy of St. Teresa, which shows the saint recumbent on a cloud and an angel piercing her heart; the sculpture is illuminated by a hidden window. Bernini depicted Teresa in an attitude of ecstatic abandon, a spiritual swoon caused by the love of God; there are also allusions to her levitation upon receiving the Eucharist at Mass, her mystic marriage to Christ and her miraculous death. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 10/15/2007)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)Subject
saints, Angels, Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582, Baroque
Rights
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