In the early Baroque period, visions and ecstasies were thought by some Christians to represent the ultimate experience of God. A vision (visione) was a brief glimpse of heaven. Ecstasy was an even higher state of rapture in which God lifted a veil, as it were, to reveal something of the indescribable beauty of the celestial paradise.
'Caravaggio-Bernini. Baroque in Rome' (14 February to 7 June 2020) is an exhibition of more than 70 masterpieces by Caravaggio, Bernini and their contemporaries. The paintings and sculptures are on loan to the Rijksmuseum from museums and private collections around the world.
www.rijksmuseum.nl/caravaggio-bernini
The Caravaggio-Bernini. Baroque in Rome exhibition is made possible in part by Ammodo, ING, Kvadrat, Rijks Patrons and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
