Title: Ecstacy of St. Theresa
Artist: Bernini
date (50 year span): 1645-1652
subject: Bernini's depiction of Saint Teresa correlated with the ideas of Ignatius Loyola, who argued that the re-creation of spiritual experience would do much to increase devotion and piety. -Put sculptures on either side of St. Teresa to make it look like they're watching the main subjects
Artistic movement: Italian Baroque Art
Additional notes: involved the viewer in the artwork. Has a sensual quality. Metaphor involving the body: Theresa made this a physical experience. This was around the time the Protestants were going against the Catholic church at this time, saying that artwork like this wasn't needed to worship God.