Comments on: Feel Art Again: “Allegory of the Catholic Faith”

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:15:02 +0000

Andrea~

As usual…great job.

Faith’s dramatic pose reminds me of St. Teresa of Avila in Bernini’s statue The Ecstasy of St. Teresa.

By: Andréa

Andréa — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:02:36 +0000

Therese: I’m not sure who the model was; I don’t believe it was mentioned in any of my sources.

By: Andréa

Andréa — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:56:44 +0000

Steve: The sources I read listed the stone as a symbol of Christ because the stone is crushing the serpent in the painting. You’re right, though, that Peter is often referred to as the “rock of the Church,” so the stone could be representing him.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:06:49 +0000

Excellent post. But I think you may be mistaken in identifying the stone as symbolic of Christ. Traditionally, the Apostle Peter (”petros”) was given the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and was the first pope of the church. Of course, I may be mistaken…

By: William

William — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:50:49 +0000

Another interesting post. You could (and should) make a book out of all of your art posts.

By: Therese

Therese — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:25:23 +0000

Do we know who the model was for Faith? Her expression is rather dramatic, it seems. I wonder if he intended for her to appear to be in ecstasy or something.

By: Irene

Irene — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:11:44 +0000

Thanks again for this great series. As suggestion, I was wondering if you could either upload a larger image or provide a link to the source (and hopefully larger image). You provide a great amount of detail but it’s hard to see all the little elements in such a small image. Thanks,