Miniature from a Compendium of Saints' Lives: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Fifty Philosophers
c. 1200–1210
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.12
This miniature depicts an incident in the life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, one of the early martyrs of the Christian Church, who was renowned for her learning. In AD 305, the Roman emperor Maxentius (the crowned figure seated at the left) attempted to compel Catherine (s...
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Terms
Technique
tempera and gold on vellum
Medium
tempera and gold on vellum
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
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