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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1551–1629
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
  • Artist: Avanzino Nucci (Italian, Gualdo Tadino (Province of Perugia) 1551–1629 Rome)
  • Date: 1551–1629
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over traces of black chalk, on blue paper
  • Dimensions: oval: 10-11/16 x 8-1/16 in. (27.1 x 20.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.221.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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