Thank you, jm, for your thoughtful post on Bernini's statue. But I would
appreciate it if you would explain this further:.
>
>Perhaps Bernini indeed thought he was showing us something we almost
>shouldn't see; maybe that's why he places the Cornaro family in little
opera
>boxes to the side, where they can discuss the event, but are not permitted
>to view it.
I have always thought that they were placed there as voyeurs and have
pondered much why Bernini put such a disturbing element into the scene.
What makes you think that they cannot see what is happening?
Jo Ann McNamara
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