Catherine

Saint Catherine, who publicly protested the worship of idols to the emperor Maxentius, is shown here triumphant over him with a sword, the instrument of her martyrdom. The relief originally formed part of an el More

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Reverse copy of a print by Marco Angolo del Moro after Schiavone. Schiavone based his print on a design by Parmigianino. After Marco Angolo del Moro (Italian, Verona (?) ca. 1537–after 1586)

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Giulio Bonasone was an Italian painter and engraver born in Bologna. He possibly studied painting under Lorenzo Sabbatini, and painted a Purgatory for the church of San Stefano, but all his paintings have been More

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Historiated initial 'L'(es) of Maxentius enthroned with Catherine and philosophers, at the beginning of the life of Catherine. Image taken from f. 178v of Lives of the Saints. Written in French. The BL Royal M More

Detail of an historiated initial 'L'(es) of Maxentius enthroned with Catherine and philosophers, at the beginning of the life of Catherine. Image taken from f. 178v of Lives of the Saints. Written in French. T More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Catherine of Siena in a Dominican habit, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 36 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bo More

Detail of a historiated initial 'K'(aterina) of the martyrdom of Catherine. Image taken from f. 395v of Omne Bonum (Jacob-Zacharias). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Roy More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Detail of miniature of Catherine. Image taken from f. 35v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library More

Miniature of Catherine, initial 'V'(irgo), and foliate borders, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 38v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Miniature with the martyrdom of Catherine, decorated initial 'P'(rudens) and foliate borders, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 167 of Book of Hours, Use of Angers. Written in Latin, and som More

Miniature of Catherine. Image taken from f. 88v of Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscr More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

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Master of the Orcagnesque Misericordia (Italian, Florence, active second half 14th century) St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned a More

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Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of Catherine of Alexandria. Image taken from f. 27v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Catherine of Siena in a Dominican habit, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 36 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghisl More

Miniature of Catherine and the wheel. Image taken from f. 10 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libr More

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St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Miniature of Catherine, with border, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 26v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard fami More

Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominela) of the martyrdom of Catherine, at Matins. Image taken from f. 10 of Book of Hours (the 'Harley Hours'), Use of Sarum, ending imperfectly. Written in Latin and Frenc More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Historiated initial 'A' with a standing Catherine, and the letter formed by an animal body and head. Image taken from f. 45 of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection More

Miniature of Catherine, with border, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 26v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard fami More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

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Miniature of Catherine. Image taken from f. 38v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum, and Psalter. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libr More

Historiated initial 'D'(ominela) of the martyrdom of Catherine, with a full bar border with foliage, dragons, a grotesque, and a dog chasing a hare, at Matins. Image taken from f. 10 of Book of Hours (the 'Harl More

Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of Catherine, holding her wheel and a sword. Image taken from f. 334v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

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St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Miniature of Catherine holding a closed book, with wheels. Image taken from f. 78v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection More

Bas-de-page scene of the martyrdom of St Catherine. Image taken from f. 86 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British col More

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Miniature of Catherine, decorated initial 'G'(aude), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the suffrage to Catherine. Image taken from f. 29v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin.

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

Historiated initial 'C'(antate) of Catherine of Alexandria, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, a bird, and a snail. Image taken from f. 27v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislier More

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Historiated initial 'E'(go) with Hezekiah lying in bed with his hands raised in prayer below a cloud with the head of the Almighty, with a bas-de-page scene of Catherine being sent to prison. Image taken from f More

Bas-de-page scene of Catherine before the emperor, assisted by two men. Image taken from f. 282v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Manuscript Col More

Bas-de-page scene of Catherine before the emperor Maxentius, with the burning of the wise men. Image taken from f. 280v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The More

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Catherine before the emperor, assisted by two men. Image taken from f. 282v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Ma More

Bas-de-page scene of Catherine being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, before the king. Image taken from f. 283v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL More

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Catherine being sent to prison. Image taken from f. 281v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection More

Bas-de-page scene of an emprisoned Catherine being visited by the empress, who finds her assisted by angels playing musical instruments, a mandora and a rebec. Image taken from f. 282 of Psalter ('The Queen Mar More

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Catherine being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, before the king. Image taken from f. 283v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image capti More

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Catherine being entombed above wild animals on Mount Sinai by two angels. Image taken from f. 284 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image capt More

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Catherine standing before her broken wheel, with two angels with swords above and two fallen men assisted by two others below. Image taken from f. 283 of Psalter ('The Queen Ma More

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of an emprisoned Catherine being visited by the empress, who finds her assisted by angels playing musical instruments, a mandora and a rebec. Image taken from f. 282 of Psalter ('T More

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St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh More

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