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Thursday, April 2, 2015

B for Bernini

Posting the A-Z of Dan Brown's books through his words, characters, places and more. Welcome to the A-Z April 2015 challenge...


B is for Bernini

"The note indicated that the famous Bernini sculpture, The Ecstasy of St Teresa, shortly after its unveiling, had been moved from its original location inside the Vatican . . . Pope Urban VIII had rejected The Ecstasy of St Teresa as too sexually explicit for the Vatican. He had banished it to some obscure chapel across town."

- from Angels and Demons, chapter 84


Bernini's The Ecstasy of St Teresa

7 comments:

  1. What a fascinating concept for a challenge theme! Nice to meet you Duncan.

    2015 A to Z Challenge Co-Host
    Matthew MacNish from The QQQE

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  2. Too sexually explicit? You think? :D :D I saw this in Rome one time I visited, and it is a pretty steamy image.
    Cool theme!

    @TarkabarkaHolgy from
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  3. Interesting about this statue. If museums removed sexually explicit pieces, there wouldn't be many left. Great theme for the challenge.

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  4. Was one of the ways the artists forced to work for the church got back at the Pope.

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  5. Interesting theme. I've only read one of his books, so I'll find out more about him and his work here. Thanks.

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  6. Hello! Followed you from my blog. I love your concept and look forward to reading more. Cheers!

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