Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Detail

This photograph captures a detail of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa," a masterpiece of Baroque sculpture located in the Cornaro Chapel of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. The sculpture depicts Saint Teresa of Avila during a moment of religious ecstasy, as described in her autobiography. Bernini masterfully captures the saint's face, conveying a mix of pain and spiritual rapture. The flowing drapery and dramatic expression are characteristic of the Baroque style.