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Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Workshop of Bernardo Cavallino Italian
Not on view
Saint Catherine, a fourth-century Christian martyr, is shown with the spiked wheel used to torture her. The sword and books are also traditional attributes of the saint. An artist of exceptional refinement and elegance, Bernardo Cavallino specialized in small-scale paintings and half-length compositions that owe much to the naturalistic style of Ribera and to the example of Venetian painting filtered through Rubens.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Catherine of Alexandria
  • Artist: Workshop of Bernardo Cavallino (Italian, Naples 1616–1656 Naples)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 50 1/4 x 40 1/4 in. (127.6 x 102.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.23
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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