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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.
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
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 ...
Articles relating to Catherine of Alexandria, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early fourth century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around the age of 14, converted hundreds of people to Christianity and was martyred around the age of eighteen.
Saint Catherine (Caravaggio) Saint Catherine (Master Theodoric) Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Artemisia Gentileschi) Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Raphael) Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Jerome; Saint Catherine of Alexandria Polyptych; St John Chrysostom Altarpiece; Saint Madeleine and Saint Catherine (Witz)
The church of St. Catherine of Alexandria is a building in the historic center of Gaeta, Italy, located on Pius IX Street. [1]The church, closed for worship since 1987 and in a state of abandonment, though not deconsecrated, is located within the territory of the parish that overlooks the cathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcianus and St. Mary of the Assumption.