The Blessed Catherine

1762

Not on view

This statuette and its mate Saint Felicity (69.133.2)　after the stucco figures of Augustinian nuns by Serpotta in Sant'Agostino, Palermo, dating from between 1711 and 1713.

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Provenance

Title: The Blessed Catherine
Artist: After an original by Giacomo Serpotta (1656–1732)
Date: 1762
Culture: Italian, Palermo
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Height: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
Object Number: 69.133.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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