Blessed Ludovica Albertoni
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| - | '''Ludovica Albertoni''' (d.1533) is considered a [[Beatification|blessed person]] in [[Christianity]]. Her [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] is [[31 january]]. | + | :''[[death in art]], [[facial expression]]'' |
| + | The monument to the '''Beata''' (or '''Blessed''') '''Ludovica Albertoni''' ([[1674]]) is a [[sculpture]] group by the [[baroque]] artist [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]]. | ||
| - | She is also known as Louisa Albertoni; Ludovica Albertoni Cetera. She was born to a wealthy and prominent family, and married to Giacomo de Citara. She was the mother of three, but was widowed in 1506. As a Franciscan tertiary, she spent her fortune and ruined her health in caring for the poor. She was renowned for her religious ecstasies, and became known as a miracle worker, and, according to accounts, had the gift of levitation. | + | The work depicts [[Ludovica Albertoni]] on her [[deathbed]], experiencing both mortal [[suffering]] and [[religious ecstasy]], surrounded by [[putti]]. The [[recumbent]] statue captures Blessed Ludovica in her [[death throes]], portraying her as suffering but also in the light of her religious ecstasies as she awaits [[union with God]]. |
| - | She died on January 31, 1533 of natural causes. On January 28, 1671, she was beatified | + | It was commissioned from Bernini by Cardinal Paluzzi degli Albertoni, who had taken the name [[Altieri]] after the elevation of a kinsman of his family by marriage, [[Pope Clement X]] (1670-76). It is not clear how much Bernini was paid; he was 71 years old when he began the work, and it was one of the last sculptures executed by Bernini. Ludovica (who died a nun in 1533) was also a distant relative of the Cardinal, and had been found blessed by 1671. The monument is in its specially designed chapel in [[San Francesco a Ripa]]. |
| - | by Pope Clement X. Her cause for canonization is still pending. | + | |
| - | Ludovica is best known for the famous [[Beata Ludovica Albertoni|sculpture]] by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] housed in the church of [[San Francesco a Ripa]] in [[Rome]]. The recumbent statue captures Blessed Ludovica in her death throes, portraying her as suffering but also in the light of her religious ecstasies as she awaits union with God. It is believed that she experienced a special nuptial union with Christ as portrayed in Bernini's work. | + | The altarpiece behind the sculpture is by Baciccio. |
| - | For more information on Ludovica Albertoni and Bernini read "Bernini and The Idealization of Death" by Shelly Karen Perlove. | + | [[Ercole Ferrata]]'s dying [[Anastasia of Sirmium|Saint Anastasia]] statue in the basilica of [[Santa Anastasia]] seems almost like a copy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni. |
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| + | *[[Ecstasy of Saint Theresa]] | ||
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The monument to the Beata (or Blessed) Ludovica Albertoni (1674) is a sculpture group by the baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The work depicts Ludovica Albertoni on her deathbed, experiencing both mortal suffering and religious ecstasy, surrounded by putti. The recumbent statue captures Blessed Ludovica in her death throes, portraying her as suffering but also in the light of her religious ecstasies as she awaits union with God.
It was commissioned from Bernini by Cardinal Paluzzi degli Albertoni, who had taken the name Altieri after the elevation of a kinsman of his family by marriage, Pope Clement X (1670-76). It is not clear how much Bernini was paid; he was 71 years old when he began the work, and it was one of the last sculptures executed by Bernini. Ludovica (who died a nun in 1533) was also a distant relative of the Cardinal, and had been found blessed by 1671. The monument is in its specially designed chapel in San Francesco a Ripa.
The altarpiece behind the sculpture is by Baciccio.
Ercole Ferrata's dying Saint Anastasia statue in the basilica of Santa Anastasia seems almost like a copy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni.
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