L'estasi profana di santa Teresa e la ridefinizione dell'arte 'sacra': Rilievo spirituale di un'esperienza estetica
The usual distinction between sacred and profane art seems to lose almost all of its meaning when one considers works of art as purely aesthetic objects. And yet, exactly when it is stripped of the obligation to depict and signify a sacrality extrinsic to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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2008
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Annali di studi religiosi
Year: 2008, Volume: 9, Pages: 9-27 |
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| Summary: | The usual distinction between sacred and profane art seems to lose almost all of its meaning when one considers works of art as purely aesthetic objects. And yet, exactly when it is stripped of the obligation to depict and signify a sacrality extrinsic to it, the work of art forcefully reclaims its presence, capable of completely involving anyone enjoying it, offering itself in a perceptible articulation of sense. The aesthetic experience of artistic enjoyment allows us to take conscience of what we are and of our complexity. In this sense it may implicate a truly spiritual experience. This becomes especially clear, for example, in the case of a work which immediately led to a crisis in the opposition between sacred and profane, The Ecstasy of St. Teresa sculpted by Bernini in the middle of the 17th century |
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| ISSN: | 2284-3892 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di studi religiosi
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