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Originally Posted by Cally Conan-Davies
Bernini's Ecstasy of St Teresa is, for me, the most wonderful sculpture ever. I remember when I first saw it, in an art book, and I had to photocopy it, and that tattered page has been with me for years. My great art dream is to see it, in the flesh so to speak.
Cally
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Cally, I was really surprised when I saw this, finally, in Rome. She is in a very confined space, high up -- you can't walk around the statue and see it from the back. And there are "spectators" painted on the walls, looking on.
Still, I can sit and look at it for a long time. Hope you get there!