Gianlorenzo Bernini, St. Teresa in Ecstasy, Cornaro Chapel, 1645-52 (Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome)

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Castel Sant'Angelo, originally build by Hadrian as his own tomb became a well fortified refuge for the Popes in times of war. In 1527, Clement VII, 13 Cardinals, 18 Bishops and 1000 others held out against the siege of Charles V in Castel Sant'Angelo.

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Where is The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa?
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The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is the central sculpture in the Cornaro Chapel, a shallow bay off the nave, or central hall, of the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, in Rome.

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What else did Bernini create in Rome?
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A lot! Many of the city's fountains and monuments, Saint Peter's piazza and the Baldacchino, and of course the extraordinary sculpture in the Galleria Borghese.

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More on the Counter Reformation in Rome
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Castel Sant'Angelo, originally build by Hadrian as his own tomb became a well fortified refuge for the Popes in times of war. In 1527, Clement VII, 13 Cardinals, 18 Bishops and 1000 others held out against the siege of Charles V in Castel Sant'Angelo.

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More on the Life of Saint Teresa of Avila
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"On Visions," from The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila Herself
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From chapter 29 Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel, Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)

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Simon Schama's superb essay on the sexuality of this "bel composto."
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More on Federico Cornaro
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Channels: ArchitectureEuropean ArtPaintingSculpture
Artists: Gianlorenzo Bernini

Gianlorenzo Bernini's intersection of painting, sculpture, and architecture in real and depicted space is the frame for one of the most controversial and successful commissions in Counter-Reformation Rome.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

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