Title

Scenes from the Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c1430-1450. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Scenes from the Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c1430-1450. This three-part panel was originally part of a large altarpiece whose central image probably represented Saint Catherine with the wheel of her martyrdom. The left-hand panel depicts her vision of the Madonna and Child: the Christ Child did not find Catherine worthy because she wasn't baptised and refused to look at her. The middle scene illustrates her baptism. The right-hand panel presents her second vision of the Madonna and Child: as a baptised Christian she is now worthy in Christ's eyes and she is joined to him in a mystic marriage.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23B16_168

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,6Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,5in x 6,3in / 4960 x 1875 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany woman women woman people man man men religious German arts painting country religion bathing panoramic virgin life art guy museum color royal scene Christian Christianity saint Santa depiction location century image royalty princess concept santo baptism oil Painting worthy Colour Madonna Madonna and child martyr Virgin and Child 15th century 3rd century fifteenth century martyrdom St Catherine Saint Catherine portrait Baptismal font young women young woman Unknown Saint Oil on wood Catherine Saint Catherine of the Wheel Saint Catherine of Alexandria Oil on wood letterbox format Walters Art Museum baptismal Heritage Art Katharine of Alexandria 1430s