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Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)

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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)
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Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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This crowned figure with a book most likely represents the legendary Christian virgin-martyr Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patron saint of teachers and librarians. She was said to be a beautiful learned woman of royal birth, who lived under the Roman Emperor Maxentius. However, her most famous emblem, the spiked wheel, on which she was to be tortured, is missing. This graceful sculpture is by a German sculptor probably working in the southern region of Swabia in about 1520. It was almost certainly once part of a much larger altarpiece.

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Title

Saint Catherine of Alexandria (?)

Date

c.1520

Medium

wood, polychromed & gilded

Measurements

H 71.1 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

44.5

Acquisition method

purchased from F. A. Drey, London, 1944

Work type

Statue

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