Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Marco Pino

Associated Names
Marco Pino

Artist, Italian, c. 1520 - 1579 or after

The image depicts a full-body drawing of a person standing in a somewhat frontal position, slightly angled to the right. The person has a somber expression with soft facial features, including delicately arched eyebrows and a gentle, relaxed mouth. The hair is styled in loose curls framing the face. The clothing consists of flowing robes with voluminous sleeves and drapery that cascades down to the feet, rendered in soft, sweeping lines. The person is holding a crescent-shaped object in each hand. The background consists of a simple, unadorned texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white, on paper washed salmon

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (lunette): 40 x 25 cm (15 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.77.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baron Milford (Lugt Supp.2687)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1978

  • Previtali, G. La pittura del Cinquecento a Napoli e nel vicereame. Turin, 1978: 80, 12, fig.78.

Inscriptions

on verso in graphite: No.26

Wikidata ID

Q64594894

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