The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine
Date1510/1514
Object PlaceParma, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumPaint on wood panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions48 1/2 × 53 5/8 inches (123.19 × 136.21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Anna Scripps Whitcomb in memory of her father James E. Scripps
Object number26.94
DescriptionThe Virgin kneels on one knee at center, supporting the Christ Child, who places a ring on St. Catherine's finger. St. Catherine kneels at lower right, a palm frond resting on her arm. Her left hand is placed upon a broken wheel and on the wheel is a sword. A man and a woman (see remarks) and St. John the Baptist stand behind, the Baptist pointing to the Child. In the background at left is a wooded area, at right an open vista with houses.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, European Painting Storage, Screen 1, B
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Gonzaga Family, Dukes of Mantua, (sold 1627); King Charles I of England (sold 1650); Remigius van Leemput (died 1675); Wenzel Anton, Prince von Kaunitz, Vienna (sold Artraria, Mar 13 and following days, 1820, no 132); Valentin Andreas von Adamovics, Vienna, (sold Leyrer, Vienna, 1856, no 47, apparently bought in); Andreas, Ritter von Reisinger, Vienna, by inheritance; Bachstitz (dealer), Vienna, c.1920; Camillo Castiglioni, Vienna (sold Muller, Amsterdam, Nov 17 and following days, 1925, no 16); Mrs. Anna Scripps Whitcomb
15th/16th Century
17th Century
1633
1500/1550
c. 1470
15th Century
15th Century
