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The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria

1548–1612
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria
  • Artist: Bernardino Poccetti (Italian, San Marino di Valdelsa 1548–1612 Florence)
  • Date: 1548–1612
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk
  • Dimensions: 7 x 10 1/16in. (17.8 x 25.6cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
  • Object Number: 87.12.23
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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