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Saint Catherine refuses idolatry
Saint Catherine refuses idolatry is a paint painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Pierre Des Mares the Elder. It dates from 1500 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
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Overview
Saint Catherine refuses idolatry is a 1500 painting by Pierre Des Mares the Elder, held at the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a crowned woman, likely Saint Catherine, standing before a figure in a gold robe, possibly an emperor, and refusing an implied demand or offering, set against a backdrop of onlookers in a classical courtyard.
Technique & Style
The scene is rendered with attention to detail, featuring a woman in a blue dress and red cloak, and a man with a scepter, amidst a setting with columns and arches, characteristic of the artist's period.
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Artist & collection
Artist
French painter of the early 1500s, Pierre Des Mares the Elder made two surviving works you’ll find here.
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
Der hl. Veit entsagt den Freuden der Welt
St. Barbara is led into the tower
The Marriage of the Virgin
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Preaching to the Emperor
The Council of Salvation
Embrace at the Golden Gate
The Marriage of the Virgin
The Visitation
The life of Mary: the presentation of Mary in the temple
Zurückweisung des Opfers Joachims und Annas
The Engagement of Mary (verso: upper half of the Coronation of Mary)