Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1460/1470

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a figure standing, draped in flowing garments. The figure is positioned upright, holding a long object resembling a staff in one hand, while the other hand rests on a large wheel by their side. The figure's facial features are faintly painted with a composed expression, and they have long flowing hair accentuated by a dark circle above their head. They are dressed in a reddish-brown robe with gold trim at the sleeves and hemline. The figure stands on a patch of green with a severed head depicted at their feet on the right side. The background is a light, neutral color with scattered horizontal blue strokes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown, hand-colored in rose, yellow, green, red, blue, and gold

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.596

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1325


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 214, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 214.

Wikidata ID

Q64953044

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