Jest by David Foster Wallace, the sculpture plays a role in the filmography of James O. Incandenza, Jr. Wallace also alludes to it in three additional scenes involving Joelle. Street artist Banksy used the image of Saint Theresa in one of his works, though he removed the angelic figure and added a fast food meal. The sculpture and its image are frequently referred to in the novel Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. In the psychoanalytic theories of Jacques Lacan, the statue plays an important role due to a central reference in his book Seminar XX: Encore. Lacan believes the statue helps convey his theory of the possibility of a female enjoyment that is infinite and unknowable, while masculine enjoyment is defined by finitude and failure. Some book covers of Seminar XX have a picture of the statue on the front. See also List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini References Notes Citations Sources Bernini biography (click on Ecstasy of St Teresa) External links 1652 works 1640s sculptures 1650s sculptures Sculptures of angels Marble sculptures in Italy Sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini Sculptures of saints Teresa of Ávila Sculptures of women in Italy