Ecstasy and Pains
Gian Lorenzo Bernini - San Lorenzo
Roma, 2026

If not aware that the Bernini’s sculpture depicts San Lorenzo as a martyr, one might doubt whether the body posture and the face expression convey extreme suffering or an ecstasy of pleasure.

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