#Ludovica Albertoni

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Happy heavenly birthday, Gian Lorenzo!

Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born today, on December 7th, in 1598. He was the Master of Baroque art, a versatile and innovative artist who gave form and life to stone, sculpting expressive, dynamic and timeless artworks.

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In die Geschichte einzutauchen ist immer wieder spannend. Am Beispiel der Ludovica Albertoni sieht man wie weit sich die katholische Kirche von ihren Urbildern entfernt hat.

Bernini, Blessed Ludovica Albertoni (in Altieri Chapel in San Francesco a Ripa Church), 1671-74

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The Ecstasy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1671-74

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Death of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, altarpiece by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1674; in the Altieri Chapel, Rome.

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Éxtasis de la beata Ludovica Albertoni, obra en mármol de Gian Lorenzo Bernini realizada entre los años 1671 al 1674. Está instalada en la Iglesia de San Francesco a Ripa de Roma.

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Blessed Ludovica Albertoni Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy John Henry Fuseli - The Nightmare Emerald Fennell - Saltburn

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The Gate of Salvation Headers Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Blessed Ludovica Albertoni Apollo and Daphne Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Abduction of Proserpina

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Una de las últimas obras maestras de Bernini: La Éxtasis de la Beata Ludovica Albertoni

Con 71 años, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, el gran maestro del Barroco italiano, dio vida a La Éxtasis de la Beata Ludovica Albertoni hacia 1671, una de sus últimas obras escultóricas antes de su muerte en 1680. Esta impresionante pieza, realizada en mármol y jaspe y con una altura de 188 cm, se encuentra en la Iglesia de San Francesco a Ripa, en Roma.

La escultura representa el momento de éxtasis espiritual de la Beata Ludovica Albertoni, capturando su profunda conexión divina. Bernini combina elementos dramáticos y emotivos propios del Barroco: el rostro extasiado, las manos sobre el pecho y los pliegues dinámicos de su manto reflejan no solo su maestría técnica, sino también su capacidad para transmitir emociones trascendentales.

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Sundays Are For Walking

We always choose a long walk on Sundays. We have a book of walking tours and for today chose Trastevere as our destination. We have walked through Trastevere (Across The Tiber) dozens of times. But, it was fun to check out some of the details which we had not noticed on our more casuals walks through the area.

This is the church and monastery of Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori. It was designed by Borromini in 1643 for Donna Camilla Savelli Farnese. It was never finished. As the Farnese fortune declined so did the church funding. The monastery continued for many years and was used to hide Jews during the Holocaust. Today it is a hotel that carries her name, Hotel Donna Camilla Savelli. It is a curiosity because the entrance to the hotel is also the entrance to the church, which still exists.

The church vestibule copies the design of the small baths at Hadrian’s Villa, which we saw yesterday.

And the church is quite spectacular behind that drab exterior. The hotel looks very fancy too!

This is noted to be “the smallest house in Rome”.

This seemingly mundane looking church, St Francis on The Riverbank contains an exquisite Bernini statue. St Francis of Assisi is said to have spent time in the monastery attached to the church The church also contains what is believed to be the only portrait of the Saint, though its authenticity is in question.

Blessed Ludovica Albertoni was the last sculpture that Bernini did without assistance from his workshop. The subject was a Roman noblewoman who joined a convent after the death of her husband and was known for her good works amongst the poor of the city. She became a saint and this is the altar dedicated to her.

This restaurant, which I plan to try, is Spirito diVino. The building dates to 1035, when it was one of the early synagogues in Trastevere.

And most important of all, a Gelateria. This one, Fior di Luna, jumps into second place on my list of top Gelateria. The flavor and texture were perfect. The portions were smaller than usual, but that was offset by sugar cones, which are way better than the usual wafer cones. The master, Eugenio Morrone is an artist of the craft!

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Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, Sculpture By Gian Lorenzo Bernini !!

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Anatomical Venuses, Museo La Specola Florence, 18th century

Beata Ludovica Albertoni, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1674

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June 3- Time is beginning to run out

Today was our second to last day of classes, and it luckily felt like a regular normal day. The goal is not to think about the time here coming to an end. Instead, I gladly trekked around Rome and listened to my classmates and let the sun beat down on me once again.

We began at the Doria-Pamphilj Gallery. It was small but a very beautiful building. I sat and looked at the stone painting by Antonio Tempesta for quite a while. It was…literally astonishing. Being able to get inches from that to really soak in all that detail is something I really enjoy about spaces like this and I like that they placed it on the wall at eye level. The scene is so tumultuous, yet so easy to break apart. And the Raphael above it is hard to peel your eyes off of. Such a mesmerizing two works.

We stopped by Villa Farnesina for a moment. Fresco doesn’t catch my eye much like other things but I still find it absolutely incredible. I always want to touch it. After that, we stopped by a couple of churches. There are some amazing sculptural works in these places and not that many people inside of them. I don’t mind not being with a crowd all the time but do people even know? They are missing out incredibly.

We walked around and got food in the area after, went home and did some homework before trekking out again for Elsa’s birthday. She slipped on an orange and cut her knee and I couldn’t not laugh, even though it was her birthday. Sorry girl. We got our Trevi Fountain on though!

In order:

1. Unicorns!

2. You tell me what you think is wrong here…

3. Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere

4. Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, statue is Stefano Maderno’s Saint Cecilia

5. Bernini’s Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, 1674

6. Bags both me and Max were wanting to steal from the lunch place

7. Trevi Fountain!

8. Star formation we did in front of David, and his very kind response to us being freaks

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Day 24: Doria-Pamphilj Gallery, Villa Farnesina, San Cecilia in Trastevere, and San Francesco a Ripa

Today was a busy day, honestly when are they not busy? But considering we're nearing the end of the trip, I'm okay with having busy days considering I spent most of the free weekend either wandering around aimlessly or inside the apartment relaxing.

So going in chronological order, how did today go?

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Up first was the Doria-Pamphilj Gallery, which has some pretty famous portraits, a couple of Titians, Raphaels, and Caravaggios because at this point, what gallery in Italy doesn't have at least one of those? And while it was an absolutely beautiful gallery, hung in the salon style which is my preferred style of hanging honestly, but it wasn't my favourite that we went to.

I still say that if you really like galleries hung in salon style, or if you know that one of your favourite paintings is here, or even an art historian who specializes in Renaissance or Baroque, then absolutely go! But if you have a limited time in Rome, I would say skip it honestly and go to a bigger gallery.

(Salome or potentially Judith with Head of Holofernes by Titian, 1515, oil on canvas.)

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The Villa Farnesina was pretty cool, but once again there wasn't really much there? It had some beautiful wall paintings done by Raphael, but besides that it's kind of a run of the mill pleasure palace. Beautiful wall paintings, but not much substance there.

However, the building did get raided in the 1527 Sack of Rome, and it has graffiti on some of the walls declaring the people who were robbing the place! They're written in Germanic and Gothic characters, and basically are calling the Romans cowards for leaving. It was way more interesting then the generic paintings of Gods and Goddesses doting the walls.

(Graffiti written on the walls of the Villa Farnesina.)

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San Cecilia in Trastevere was our next stop, and contained a beautiful statue of Saint Ceclia who the church is named after. It was a good church showing the transition from Byzantine style churches to what we would consider Renaissance.

It's undergone a couple of renovations over all the years, but the main appeal is a statue of Saint Cecelia post being struck in the back of the head, which was how she was martyred. It's a beautiful statue.

Also the facade was under construction, so that was kind of boring.

(Saint Cecelia by Stefano Maderno, 1600, marble.)

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San Francesco a Ripa was the final stop, and contains the final work that was completed by just Bernini. As his workshop produced other works. Besides that, the outside of the church is quite boring and the altar piece is under construction so most of the church actually wasn't visible at all!

But the statue by Bernini, Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, was basically built to take advantage of the natural lighting within the chapel, and serves as a piece wherein Bernini is thinking about his own mortality as it depicts the final moments of Ludovica Albertoni. The drapery is absolutely gorgeous, and the way the light hits it makes it seem otherworldly. There is a little machine nearby where you can deposit a single euro coin in order to shine lights on it, but honestly don't wait the coin, just appreciate it with the natural lighting.

(Blessed Ludovica Albertoni by Bernini, 1671-74, marble.)

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Overall, today had some beautiful art but it was also one of those cases where I wouldn't be visiting these places on my own, but it was still worth it! But also unless any of these places of are your bucket list, there are other places that you can visit in Rome that I would recommend before these places.

Also as an effect of being in an area where more artsy places are, and younger people, there was a lot more really cool graffiti! I'm a big street art person, so I was taking a lot of photos of the awesome street art that I was finding.

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Behold Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s the Ecstasy of Blessed Ludovica Albertoni.

When people are talking about Catholicism’s positive contributions to human culture they’re referring to BDSM

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17 and 43 for the ask game ♥️

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17. what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

"− Blessed Ludovica Albertoni −" He whispered and lifted his fingers to his face, sliding them deep into his mouth; this sight was so perverted that she looked away, her body breathless at the memory of the sarcophagus on which the saint cruves in wonderful convulsions, her face and parted lips expressing the relief of fulfilment.

The Gate of Salvation, Chapter 3. 🥵

43. how did writing change you?

OMG it changed me a lot! First of all, this is now my hobby and I'm writing when I want to chill or need to calm down. Writing helped me explore my own sexuality, my needs, how deep my feelings towards my husband are (because of how much I take from our relationship while writing my stories) so in some way writing silly smutty fics helped me to be a better wife.

Yes.

Thank you so much Liv!!! 💕

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Details | Sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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♦️ Ecstasy of Blessed Ludovica Albertoni ♦️⠀ ⠀ 👨‍🎨By: Gian Lorenzo Bernini⠀ ⠀ 📍Location: Church of San Francesco a Ripa, Rome⠀ ⠀ 📚 The… | Instagram

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