The Glory of Saint Teresa of Ávila

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The Glory of Saint Teresa of Ávila is a Baroque ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo that dramatically depicts the Spanish mystic’s heavenly exaltation with luminous, theatrical grandeur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque artwork
ceiling fresco
artForm fresco
artisticGoal to convey spiritual ecstasy
to dramatize divine glory
artisticPeriod 18th century
artisticSchool Venetian Baroque NERFINISHED
artisticTechnique illusionistic ceiling painting
colorCharacteristic bright
warm tones
composition di sotto in sù perspective
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Giovanni Battista Tiepolo NERFINISHED
depictionType visionary experience
depicts Saint Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED
heavenly exaltation
emotionalTone exultant
triumphant
genre religious art
hasPart angels
clouds
heavenly light
iconography heavenly glory
saint in ecstasy
inspiredBy Catholic mysticism
writings of Teresa of Ávila
intendedFunction church decoration
devotional image
lighting dramatic chiaroscuro
mainSubject Spanish mystic
movement Baroque
narrativeContext Teresa’s mystical union with God
portrays Teresa of Ávila as a canonized saint
Teresa of Ávila in heavenly realm
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
subjectGender female saint
theme divine revelation
spiritual elevation
visualStyle luminous
theatrical

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo notableWork The Glory of Saint Teresa of Ávila