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Santa Caterina d'Alessandria

early 15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306
Santa Caterina, qui raffigurata mentre sostiene la ruota sulla quale secondo la leggenda fu torturata, fu una martire vergine che suscitò grande devozione. Di singolare bellezza, colta e aristocratica, era particolarmente venerata dalla corte francese. Sebbene questa piccola statua si ritiene provenga da un convento a Clermont-Ferrand, il raffinato smalto su oro, l’acconciatura della santa e la preziosa decorazione tempestata di gemme sono tutti tratti caratteristici del lavoro degli orefici parigini. Forse si trovava in una cappella, parte integrante, insieme ad altre statue di santi, di un insieme architettonico.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
  • Data: Inizi del XV secolo
  • Cultura: Francese
  • Materiale e tecnica: Oro, smalto ronde bosse, pietre preziose
  • Dimensioni: 9,8 x 5,4 x 2,8 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.905
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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