Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mystical vision of Saint Teresa of Ávila in a dramatic, theatrical style.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque sculpture
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marble sculpture → religious artwork → sculpture → |
| artist |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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| artStyle |
dramatic
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illusionistic → theatrical → |
| associatedWith |
Carmelite spirituality
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Counter-Reformation → |
| basedOn |
The Life of Teresa of Jesus
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mystical vision of Teresa of Ávila → |
| commissionedBy |
Cardinal Federico Cornaro
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| completionDate |
1652
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| country |
Italy
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| creator |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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| depictionType |
full-length figure
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| depicts |
Teresa of Ávila
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an angel → |
| depictsEvent |
angel piercing Teresa’s heart with a golden arrow
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| genre |
religious art
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| hasPart |
gilded bronze rays
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hidden window for natural light → sculptural group of Saint Teresa and an angel → theatrical architectural setting → |
| heritageDesignation |
artwork within a church listed as a cultural property of Italy
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| iconography |
transverberation of Saint Teresa
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| inception |
1647
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| languageOfTitle |
Italian
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| locatedIn |
Rome
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Santa Maria della Vittoria → |
| location |
Cornaro Chapel
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| materialUsed |
marble
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| movement |
Baroque
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| notableFor |
emotional intensity
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influence on Baroque church decoration → integration of sculpture, architecture, and light → sensual representation of spiritual ecstasy → |
| patronage |
Cornaro family
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| period |
Italian Baroque
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| religion |
Catholicism
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| subject |
mystical experience
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religious ecstasy → |
| titleInEnglish |
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
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| titleInItalian |
L'Estasi di Santa Teresa
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| usesTechnique |
dramatic lighting
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integration of sculpture and architecture → polychrome marble setting → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Cornaro Chapel
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini → Jean Restout the Younger ("Saint Theresa in Ecstasy") → Jean-Baptiste Santerre ("Saint Teresa in Ecstasy") → |
notableWork |
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Cornaro Chapel
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containsWork |
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Cornaro Chapel
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hasSculpturalEnsemble |
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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
("transverberation of Saint Teresa")
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iconography |
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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
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titleInEnglish |
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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
("L'Estasi di Santa Teresa")
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titleInItalian |