Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
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| + | "In his hands I saw a long golden [[spear]] [...] with this he seemed to [[pierce]] my [[heart]] several times so that it [[penetrated]] to my [[entrail]]s. When he drew it out, I thought he was drawing them out with it and he left me completely afire with a great love for God." --''[[The Complete Works Of Saint Teresa Of Jesus Volume I]]'', transl. by Allison Peers | ||
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| - | '''''The Ecstasy of St. Teresa''''' (alternatively ''St. Teresa in Ecstasy'' or ''Transverberation of St. Teresa'') is the central marble group of a [[sculpture]] complex designed by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] for the Cornaro Chapel in [[Rome]]. It is a depiction of the religious ecstasy described by Spanish [[mystic]] [[Teresa of Ávila]]. A photography depicting the face of Teresa is used on the cover of [[Georges Bataille]]'s book ''[[L'Érotisme]]''. | + | '''''The Ecstasy of St. Teresa''''' (1647–1652) is the central marble group of a [[sculpture]] complex designed by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] for the Cornaro Chapel, [[Santa Maria della Vittoria]], [[Rome]]. It is a depiction of the [[religious ecstasy]] described by Spanish [[mystic]] [[Teresa of Ávila]]. A photography depicting the face of Teresa is used on the cover of [[Georges Bataille]]'s book ''[[L'Érotisme]]''. |
| - | It is her most famous vision: | + | It is a depiction of her most famous vision (right). |
| + | ==Similar works by Bernini== | ||
| + | *See also entry titled [[Baroque#Bernini's Cornaro chapel: the complete work of art|Bernini's Cornaro chapel: the complete work of art]] found in the [[Baroque]] section. | ||
| + | *''[[Beata Ludovica Albertoni|Death of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni]]'' (1671–74)—[[San Francesco a Ripa]], Rome. | ||
| + | *''[[Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (Bernini)|Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence]]'' (1614–15) | ||
| + | *''[[Truth Unveiled by Time (Bernini)|Truth Unveiled by Time]]'' (1646-52) - [[Galleria Borghese]], [[Rome]]. | ||
| - | :"I would see beside me, on my left hand, an angel in bodily form ... He was not tall, but short, and very beautiful, his face so aflame that he appeared to be one of the highest types of angel who seem to be all afire ... In his hands I saw a long golden spear and at the end of the iron tip I seemed to see a point of fire. With this he seemed to pierce my [[heart]] several times so that it [[penetrated]] to my [[entrail]]s. When he drew it out, I thought he was drawing them out with it and he left me completely afire with a great love for God. The [[pain]] was so sharp that it made me utter several [[moan]]s; and so [[excessive]] was the [[sweetness]] caused me by the intense pain that one can never wish to lose it, nor will one's [[soul]] be content with anything less than [[God]]." | ||
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| + | *[[Transverberation]] | ||
| *[[Ecstasy]] | *[[Ecstasy]] | ||
| - | + | *[[Religious ecstasy]] | |
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"In his hands I saw a long golden spear [...] with this he seemed to pierce my heart several times so that it penetrated to my entrails. When he drew it out, I thought he was drawing them out with it and he left me completely afire with a great love for God." --The Complete Works Of Saint Teresa Of Jesus Volume I, transl. by Allison Peers |
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The Ecstasy of St. Teresa (1647–1652) is the central marble group of a sculpture complex designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome. It is a depiction of the religious ecstasy described by Spanish mystic Teresa of Ávila. A photography depicting the face of Teresa is used on the cover of Georges Bataille's book L'Érotisme.
It is a depiction of her most famous vision (right).
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Similar works by Bernini
- See also entry titled Bernini's Cornaro chapel: the complete work of art found in the Baroque section.
- Death of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni (1671–74)—San Francesco a Ripa, Rome.
- Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (1614–15)
- Truth Unveiled by Time (1646-52) - Galleria Borghese, Rome.
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