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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.
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" .
Saint Catherine of Alexandra is a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.It is in the collection of the Uffizi, Florence. [1] Gentileschi likely used the same cartoon or preparatory drawing to create both this painting and the Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (1615–1617), now in the National Gallery, London.
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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. 1507–1509) oil on wood, in the National Gallery, London; Saint Catherine of Alexandria (c. 1512), tempera on panel, in the Museo Horne, Florence; Saint Catherine of Alexandria Polyptych by Simone Martini (1320), tempera and gold on panel, in the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo, Pisa
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