Artwork
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Preaching to the Emperor
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Preaching to the Emperor is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1450 and is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This oil painting depicts a scene involving a crowned woman and a man in imperial attire, set in a courtyard.
About this work
Overview
This oil painting depicts a scene involving a crowned woman and a man in imperial attire, set in a courtyard.
Subject & Meaning
The figures are likely Saint Catherine of Alexandria and an emperor, given the woman's crown and sword, and the man's imperial regalia. The scene probably represents Catherine preaching to the emperor, a common narrative element in her hagiography.
Technique & Style
The artist has used oil paint to render the figures and setting in detail, with attention to the textures of the characters' clothing and the surrounding environment.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Zurückweisung des Opfers Joachims und Annas
Saint Catherine refuses idolatry
Flügelpaar: Die hll. Andreas und Agatha Außenseite: Maria der Verkündigung
The Visitation
St. Barbara is led into the tower
The Visitation
The Marriage of the Virgin
Flügelpaar: Die hll. Johannes der Täufer und Katharina (Außenseite: Engel der Verkündigung)
Rechter Flügel des sog. Pretschlaipfer-Triptychons: Hll. Gregor und Agathe (Innenseite); Hll. Erasmus und Barbara (Außenseite)
The Meeting at the Golden Gate
Hll. Christophorus und Katharina
The Marriage of the Virgin, with the Expulsion of Saint Joachim from the Temple, the Angel Appearing to Saint Joachim, the Meeting at the Golden Gate, the Birth of the Virgin, and the Presentation of the Virgin