Bernini and Caravaggio : The Body of the Soul

The article explores the relationship between Caravaggio's painting and Bernini's sculpture, with particular reference to the 'fold' intended as a device of the expression of affects. The works of art concerned are, among others, Caravaggio's "St. Francis in Ecstasy" (1595/6), "The Martyrdom of St. Ursula" (1610) and Bernini's "The Ecstasy of St. Teresa" (1652), "The Ecstasy of Blessed Ludovica Albertoni" (1674).