St Catherine of Alexandria in Prison, by Veronese
ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA IN PRISON, by Paolo Veronese, 1580?85, Italian Renaissance painting. The young saint is comforted by the dove of the Holy Ghost in her dark prison cell. At right are fragments of the wheel of execution, which dissolved at her touch, when Emperor Maxentius first tried to kill her. She was then martyred by beheading and holds the martyrs palm (BSLOC_2017_16_69)
Picture No
11965487
Media ID
45355169
Size
2161px x 3000px
(1.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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