Beheading of Saint Catherine

1480/1490

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a scene involving a wheel and three figures in historical attire. The image depicts a scene with symbolic elements. The composition includes a central figure in a stooped position, two other figures, and a decorative wheel. The style is reminiscent of European Renaissance or Medieval iconography.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in orange, yellow, blue-green, blue, and rose

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.598

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1343

  • Series Title

    Nine Woodcuts from a Passion and Saints Series

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 84, 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. 84.

Wikidata ID

Q64953046