Santa Catalina de Alejanría, de Zurbarán (Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao)
Summary
Español: El lienzo representa a la mártir cristiana Santa Catalina de Alejandría.
Francisco de Zurbaran (1598—1664) was the genius of the "golden age" of Spanish painting, has a reputation as a mystical and even somewhat "sinister" artist. He is often called the "Spanish Caravaggio" - however, not because of the stormy life, consisting of adventures and crimes, but because for quite a long time Zurbaran used Caravaggio's sharp contrasts of light and shadow.
Tags
paintings
17th century paintings in the bilbao fine arts museum
17th century paintings of saint catherine of alexandria
paintings by francisco de zurbaran in the bilbao fine arts museum
paintings of saint catherine of alexandria holding a sword
paintings of saint catherine of alexandria holding the martyrs palm
paintings of saint catherine of alexandria in spain
paintings of female saints by zurbaran
religious paintings in the bilbao fine arts museum
spanish art
portrait
aristocracy
female portrait
middle aged woman
Date
1600 - 1699
in collections
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Link
Copyright info
public domain