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Description: | This painting bears similarities to Northern Italian artists of the early sixteenth century such as Correggio, an artist noted for his sweet subjects painted in a smoky palette, two qualities apparent in this painting. The subject shows a vision experienced by St Catherine of Alexandria, a fourth century saint whose cult did not really start until the 9th century. Catherine was a noblewoman who refused to marry because she was a 'bride of Christ'. She managed to defend her faith against the arguments of fifty philosophers, but was tortured and killed for her beliefs. | Subjects: | Virgin and Child); figure religion (Mystic Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Correggio (Italian painter, ca. 1489-1534) Æ Attributed to manner of Previously attributed to school of Murillo, Bartolomé Estebán (Spanish painter and draftsman, 1618-1682) Previously attributed to Murillo, Bartolomé Estebán (Spanish painter and draftsman, 1618-1682) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8867... | Go to resource |
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