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In the painting, Catherine of Alexandria is looking upward in ecstasy and leaning on a wheel, an allusion to the breaking wheel (or Catherine wheel) of her martyrdom. [ 1 ] It was painted c. 1507–1509 , towards the end of Raphael's sojourn in Florence, and shows the young artist in a transitional phase.
English: Saint Catherine of Alexandria by the Master of Frankfurt, oil on panel, 12 3/4 x 8 9/16in (32.4 x 21.7cm), McNay Art Museum Source/Photographer McNay Art Museum
Details of Saint Catherine's life – Saint Catherine Orthodox Church; includes a gallery of icons of the saint; St Catherine's church in Muhu island (Estonia) Saint Catherine of Alexandria at the Christian Iconography web site "The Life of St. Catherine, Virgin and Martyr" from the Caxton translation of the Golden Legend "Catharine" .
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria is an oil tempera on beech board painting by Bohemian Gothic painter Master Theodoric. It stands out among Theodoric's paintings in the Chapel of the Holy Cross, especially for her richly decorated clothing. The painting is exhibited in the collection of medieval art of the National Gallery in Prague. [1]
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The painting is over 5 feet tall, it was completed in 1612. It was part of a large group of paintings completed for the iconostasis of Saint Catherine's Monastery in Mount Sinai, Egypt. [6] The icon features Catherine of Alexandria. The princess sits in a position similar to Palladas's earlier work depicting Saint Catherine. The artist created ...
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (c. 1598) is an oil painting (173x133 cm) by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, painted from 1598-1599. It is part of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection of Madrid . History and description