Appreciation of the ecstasy of Santa Teresa

Abstract

The Ecstasy of Santa Teresa or the Transverberation of Santa Teresa concerns a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which represents the mystical experience of Saint Teresa of Ávila pierced by an arrow of divine love wielded by an angel, assuming itself as one of the greatest masterpieces of the baroque style. This review aims to explore and synthesize the work of Éxtase de Santa Teresa and, at the same time, present a reflection from a clinical point of view, through a framework with the field of psychoanalysis. A bibliographic search was carried out to be able to reflect and, above all, raise questions, in a work as rich in symbolism as it is in beauty.