culture is the Baroque sculpture Gianlorenzo Bernini (The Ecstasy of St. Teresa). Because it’s one of the best remarkable pictures to look at for the baroque. Designed to bring holy of the catholic faith. excessive state of amusement. From the far image‚ I see the angel trying to protect ST. Teresa. His attention at her while he is scared that something is going to abuse her. But from closer detail I see the angel holding an arrow and trying to stab ST. Teresa. B. Starting with the comparison between
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The Ecstasy of St. Teresa‚ by Gion Lorenzo Bernini‚ is located at the Cornaro Chapel‚ Santa Maria Della Vittoria‚ Rome. Your initial reaction to this sculpture is awe; it’s visually breath-taking. Saint Teresa and an angel are the two dominant figures. Directly above the saint and angel‚ Bernini uses natural light to suggest heaven. “St Teresa and the angel are shown as if suspended on a cloud above the altar‚ the whole scene within the niche being illuminated from heaven by a concealed window (Gion
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Teresa of Ávila. The sculpture is distinctly baroque‚ first in terms of its form. Looking at the sculpture‚ it is easy to see how diverse the visual textures are in Bernini’s work. The large‚ thick folds of the clothing of St. Teresa contrasts with the lighter‚ thinner texture of the clothing of the angel piercing her with an arrow. These textures are also clearly discernible and different from the smoky texture of the cloud below‚ the smooth‚ porcelain-like skin of both St. Teresa and the
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"Art is not what you see‚ but what you make others see"-Edgar Degas. In the 17th century art In Europe‚ Gianlorenzo Bernini gave us a beautiful painting "Saint Teresa of Avlia in Ecstasy" 1645-1652. We also look at a another well done painting by Caravaggio "The Conversation is St. Paul" in 1601. Looking at both of these paintings we see they both have a huge influence on Baroque art. Taking a closer look at each painting gives us a better understanding on how important these two paintings really
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The irony is that “The Ecstasy of St. Theresa” by Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ can be articulated quite the same to me. And what pulls it together is that this marble statue‚ was created in the Baroque period of art‚ in Rome‚ in a window in the Santa Maria church. Being a Christian girl myself‚ I often find myself bearing off course when it comes to my opinions of this piece. Let’s start with religion‚ then judgement and immorality. Let’s start with the obvious views religiously. St. Theresa was a nun. In
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How did Bernini transform the new St. Peter’s from a High Renaissance building to a Baroque style building? Bernini built Baldacchino as the focal point for the huge interior of St. Peter’s right under the dome. He used bronze for the most part of the architecture which made it looked splendid and striking. Instead of mounting decorations between the columns like Renaissance architects and sculptors did‚ Bernini cast them on the columns. To make the entire architecture lively‚ he built some lovely
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Discussion: Jesus Revealing Himself to St. Teresa of Avila) “I have strayed far from any intention‚ for I was trying to give the reasons why this kind of vision cannot be the work of the imagination. How could we picture Christ’s Humanity by merely studying the subject or form any impression of His great beauty by means of the imagination?” (Page 632 Paragraph 1). This selection brings a great question forward. How can we? St. Teresa in her book The Raptures of St. Teresa explains the best she can how Jesus
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Who is St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart? Though not commonly known‚ St. Teresa Margaret lived out a wonderful spiritual life and devoted herself completely to God. Her short life contained numerous occasions of signs by God and the saints that were in Heaven of what she should do. She had listened to the callings which resulted in her in having a holy and dedicated life which earned her the title of becoming a saint. St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart devotion to God remained throughout
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comes to art‚ everyone knows of the two most infamous sculptors that have ever lain feet on this Earth. I am referring to the great Michelangelo and the brilliant Bernini. These two artists are known for being some of the best artists during their era. Michelangelo is one of the most well-known Renaissance artists to ever live‚ whereas Bernini is famously known as being a Baroque artist. Each era had a new style of art and these artists are the ones that really defined these new styles. These differences
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini “Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” I chose Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini because it is an impressive multi-media installation that helps me understand the intense experience of Saint Theresa’s visions. Four black marble columns frame the scene of Saint Theresa floating as if on a cloud as a playful angel is about to plunge an arrow repeatedly into her. Her face portrays a feeling of intense pain and pleasure as she accepts the glory and light of her lord. Heavenly light is shining
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