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Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, print, album page, Present at the marriage are Mary, St. Dominic, and Peter the Martyr. Numbered 222. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Peter van Liesebetten, after painting by Domenico Feti, 1660, paper, engraving, gravure, pasted onto album page, height 313 mm x width 207 mm, Print possibly from: Theatrum Pictorium. Antwerp: David Teniers (II), fig. 222. The compiler pasted this print into the album as an illustration for: Pilkington, Matthew and Johann Heinrich Füssli. A dictionary of painters, from the revival of the art to the present period. 4 parts. London: John Crowder, 1805, vol. 2, p. 185., Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars, possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star, the mystic marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria with the infant Christ: the Christ-child puts a ring on her finger, the Dominican friar Peter Martyr of Verona, possible attributes: crucifix, finger at lips, palm, sword (axe or knife) in skull (or breast), wound in head, A monochrome engraving shows a group of figures gathered around a seated woman who holds a child on her lap; the woman looks downward with a calm expression and the child reaches toward a kneeling figure who leans forward with an intent gaze and gently touches the child's hand. To the left, a haloed figure stands behind the kneeling person, looking toward the child, while draped fabric creates a dark backdrop above them. On the right, a robed man with a beard and contemplative expression stands near an arched opening, next to a vertical stem with flowers. At the lower left, a large wheel rests beneath the figures and flowing garments cascade around it; at the bottom right, a closed book lies on the floor beside the robe of the standing man. The scene is rendered with dense crosshatching and

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Mystical Marriage Saint Catherine Alexandria print album page Present marriage Mary St Dominic Peter Martyr Numbered 222 Print part album printmaker Peter van Liesebetten painting Domenico Feti 1660 paper engraving gravure pasted height 313 mm x width 207 mm Theatrum Pictorium Antwerp David Teniers Ii fig 222 compiler pasted illustration Pilkington Matthew Johann Heinrich Füssli dictionary painters revival art present period 4 parts London John Crowder 1805 vol 2 p 185 us Guzman Calerueja founder Order Preachers Dominican Black Friars possible attributes book dog flaming torch lily loaf bread rosary star mystic marriage Catherine infant Christ Christ-child puts ring finger Dominican friar Peter Martyr Verona crucifix lips palm sword axe knife skull breast wound head monochrome engraving group figures gathered seated woman holds child lap woman looks downward calm expression child reaches kneeling figure leans forward intent gaze gently touches child's hand left haloed figure stands kneeling person looking draped fabric creates dark backdrop them right robed man beard contemplative expression stands near arched opening next vertical stem flowers lower left large wheel rests beneath figures flowing garments cascade bottom right closed book lies floor beside robe standing man scene rendered dense crosshatching