>Mholtgrefe writes:
But when you pan back and catch the
>whole, the profanity of it all is rather glaring. Is this a church or a
>glorified peep show?
>
>mark
A peep show in what way? As explained earlier, the Cornaros cannot see ("peep" at) the transverberation. We are the only witnesses to this moment and, rightly, we are responsible for how we individually choose to respond to it. If it is too much, we can avert our eyes; but Bernini encourages us to give ourselves over to the intimacy and, conceivably, to come to share in it.
jm
