Mysticism

Visions & Ecstasies

Hildegard, Blake, Bernini, and the art of seeing beyond

From Hildegard of Bingen's cosmic wheels to William Blake's spirit portraits, from the Bamberg Apocalypse to Bernini's swooning Teresa — the visual record of those who claimed to see what others could not.

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