The Blessed Catherine

After an original by Giacomo Serpotta
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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Object Information
  • 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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