089-Oct. 21- 26, 2018 Madrid
‘Saint Theresa of Avila’ 1930 by Tamara de Lempicka, Warsaw 1898-Cuernavaca 1980 at Palacio de Gavira
Lempicka’s inspiration for this work is Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1647-1652) at the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria.In her version, the glacial white marble face has been transformed into a face in the throes of sensual ecstasy. The veils in different shades of grey reinforce the flesh and rosy pink lips parted in a sigh of abandon to emphasize the more erotic side of the mystical experience.
089-Oct. 21- 26, 2018 Madrid
‘Saint Theresa of Avila’ 1930 by Tamara de Lempicka, Warsaw 1898-Cuernavaca 1980 at Palacio de Gavira
Lempicka’s inspiration for this work is Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1647-1652) at the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria.In her version, the glacial white marble face has been transformed into a face in the throes of sensual ecstasy. The veils in different shades of grey reinforce the flesh and rosy pink lips parted in a sigh of abandon to emphasize the more erotic side of the mystical experience.