Sir Anthony van Dyke - The mystical marriage of St Catherine

Sir Anthony van Dyke - The mystical marriage of St. Catherine
Identifier: frick-31072001452285 (find matches)
Title: Early English, Dutch and Flemish paintings at the Blakeslee Galleries, 353 Fifth Avenue .. (electronic resource)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Blakeslee Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Frick Art Reference Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council – METRO



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dditionally interest-ing by reason of its delicacy of conception and charm ofpainting. The legendary St. Catherine, who was said to bean Alexandrian of noble extract, and put to death by Maxi-minus for confessing Christ A.D. 307, is credited with aheavenly vision in which she was betrothed to Christ with aring. How beautifully Van Dyck has carried out the thememay be seen in this picture, wherein the centre figure is theChild Redeemer on the lap of the Virgin, holding in Hishand the ring with which he betroths St. Catherine. The divine expression and graceful elegance of the Virginand the splendid coloring and masterly handling of the Infantmerit the highest commendation. The superlative beautyof the Virgin has long acquired for the picture the dis-tinguished appellation of La plus belle des Vierges For many years the property of the Marquis of Cholmondeley,Houghton Hall. Smiths Catalogue Raisonne, No. 108, of Supplement.Now in the collection of Hon. Chas. F. Sprague. : ANTHONY VAN DY
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STICAL MARRIAGE OF ST. CATHEP. No. 7.SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE. 1769—1830.Mrs. Hammond. Height, 30 inches. Width, 25 inches. THE successor of Benjamin West to the presidential chairof the Royal Academy, Lawrence enjoyed a great vogue inLondon during his life, painting royalty, nobility, and thegreat literary and social lights of his country, and manyforeign celebrities. It was in his portraits of women andchildren that he most excelled, however, and he was neverhappier than when painting beautiful English femininity.The lovely girl depicted here is of the type with which hesucceeded so well. She wears an evening dress of blackedged with lace and cut low. A beautiful neck andshoulders are surmounted by a no less attractive facewreathed in a mass of nut-brown curls. One hand rests onthe arm of a chair, and behind is a crimson curtain. No. 8.JACOBELLO DEL FIORE. 1385—1439.Madonna and Child* Height, 30 inches. Width, 24 inches. PRESIDENT of the Guild of Painters of Venice and painterof the