Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
Alternate Title:
Transverberation of Saint Teresa
Image View:
Detail, gilded metal rods representing rays of light and coffers of the half dome of the aedicule
Creator:
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
Location:
repository: Santa Maria della Vittoria (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location Note:
Via 20 Settembre, 17
GPS:
41.904722 12.494167
Date:
1645-1652 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Baroque
Work Type 1:
cast (sculpture)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble; gilded bronze
Technique:
carving (processes); gilding (technique)
Measurements:
350 cm (height, marble group)
Relation Work:
partOf Cornaro Chapel
Subjects:
saints; Angels; Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582; arrow
Description:
The central feature of the Cornaro Chapel is the marble group of the Ecstasy of St. Teresa, which shows the saint recumbent on a cloud and an angel piercing her heart with an arrow; 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/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
1A1-BG-CC-J22
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Ecstasy of Saint Theresa