Tag: Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Rupert BUNNY’s Burial of St Catherine of Alexandria, with Footnotes – #60
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar, who became a Christian around the age of fourteen, and converted hundreds of people…
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Artemisia Gentileschi, Santa Caterina di Alessandria, The National Gallery in London bought for £ 3.6 million a self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileski
Artemisia Gentileschi, (1593–1653) Santa Caterina di Alessandria, c. 1615 or 1618-1619 Oil on canvas Height: 77 cm (30.3 in); Width: 62 cm (24.4 in) Was at Uffizi Gallery They tried to break Saint Catherine of Alexandria on a wheel, but she survived. This is how the great female 17th-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi portrays herself in…
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02 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 62
Pellegrino di Mariano, (Siena active circa 1442–1492) Madonna and Child with Saints Tempera on panel, gold ground 61 x 41.8 cm, integral frame Private collection In the present painting, the Madonna and Child are flanked by six figures that seem to form a celestial court round them. The two patron saints of Siena are represented: Saint Catherine and Saint Bernardino,…
Zaidan Gallery 