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The Trastevere district of one city contains this man’s depiction (15[1])of a local mystic, Blessed Ludovica Albertoni. A bronze dove tops a sculpture by this artist which centers on an Egyptian obelisk. (15[1])A two-figure work by (15[1])this artist is located in the Santa Maria della Vittoria’s Cornaro Chapel, (-5[2])while Rome’s (*) Piazza Navona is home to his allegory of the Danube, Nile, Ganges, and Rio de la Plata. This sculptor of the Fountain of the Four Rivers is best known for a depiction of a Spanish saint being euphorically pierced by (10[1])an angel’s spear. For 10 points, name this Italian sculptor of The Ecstasy of St. Theresa. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[6])

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