St Catherine
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| Author: Bernardino
Luini |
| Painting, Oil on canvas, 68x59 cm |
| Origin: Italy, Between 1527 and
1531 |
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Luini was one of the most famous artists of the Milan school of
painting, a follower of Leonardo da Vinci. He repeated Leonardo's
favourite themes and types, making virtuoso use of sfumato,
the soft misty chiaroscuro which seems to surround objects. The
colouring of this picture is deep and calm brown and golden tones
emphasizing the dense noble crimson colour of the saint's clothing.
At her sides are two small angels holding palm branches, the
attributes of martyrdom, and a spiked wheel on which, according to
legend, Roman Emperor Maximinus ordered to torture St Catherine for
her loyalty to the Christian faith .
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| Personage: St Catherine |
| Style: Renaissance |
| Source of entry: Collection of
Empress Josephine, Malmaison, 1815 |
| School: Milan |
| Theme: The Bible and
Christianity |
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