Nuns Having Fun - Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa | Art History Storytime

The Ecstasy of St. Teresa (de Avila) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is iconic for its beauty and realistic capture of the human form but also its erotic undertones. The message of the work is meant to be one of divine love and communion with God as seen by a devout member of the catholic church, but the artist has infused a more sensual message of love in his work. Was he so wrong though?

CHAPTERS:
Intro - 00:00
Spicy Sculpture - 00:15
Who is St. Teresa? - 01:24
The Setting - 02:40
Love Pierces The Heart - 03:23
So What About It? - 06:17

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Teresa of Avila (1515–1582). The Life of Teresa of Jesus. Chapter XXIX; Part 17.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ne38x...

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By Jastrow - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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