Title: Death of St. Catherine of Alexandria , Italian 16th century
Artist: Florentine from Early 1500’s
Nationality: Italian
Condition: Good overall, some past restorations, panel is warped due to age. Natural Pigments
This painting depicts the body of St. Catherine of Alexandria being carried off by Angels into the heavenly realm with angels following with her broken wheel
Catherine of Alexandria, or Katherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine, is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.Wikipedia
