Saint Catherine of Alexandria
ROMAN MASTER
Early 17th century
Title: Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 50 x 40cm.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.
Provenace:
Private ownership, Germany.
Shown here is Catherine of Alexandria, one of the Catholic Church's most famous saints, wrapped in a red cloak. She was considered a symbol of integrity and faith, inspiring numerous artists from the Middle Ages to Modernity. In her hands she holds the instrument of torture of her martyrdom, the wheel lined with saws and nails, and the instrument of her death, the sword. She is represented very naturalistically. It seems as if the artist captured a moment of everyday life and portrayed a woman of his time, looking out of the canvas with a fragile yet proud gaze. So far, the creator of the work remains unknown, however there are clues in the stylistic elements, such as the unembellished realism and the accentuated contrast between light and dark. It can be assumed that it was made by an artist working in Rome in the second decade of the seventeenth century, who took Michelangelo Merisi's works as his model. Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, was a leading artist of the Italian early baroque period.
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ROMAN MASTER
Early 17th century
Title: Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 50 x 40cm.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.
Provenace:
Private ownership, Germany.
Shown here is Catherine of Alexandria, one of the Catholic Church's most famous saints, wrapped in a red cloak. She was considered a symbol of integrity and faith, inspiring numerous artists from the Middle Ages to Modernity. In her hands she holds the instrument of torture of her martyrdom, the wheel lined with saws and nails, and the instrument of her death, the sword. She is represented very naturalistically. It seems as if the artist captured a moment of everyday life and portrayed a woman of his time, looking out of the canvas with a fragile yet proud gaze. So far, the creator of the work remains unknown, however there are clues in the stylistic elements, such as the unembellished realism and the accentuated contrast between light and dark. It can be assumed that it was made by an artist working in Rome in the second decade of the seventeenth century, who took Michelangelo Merisi's works as his model. Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, was a leading artist of the Italian early baroque period.
Condition Report: Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 42,02 Euro plus 7,98 Euro VAT
EU: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 134,45 Euro plus 25,55 Euro VAT
additional shipping insurance
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