Tag: StCatherineofAlexandria
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The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria (1648) Jusepe de Ribera. Ribera combines the influence of Caravaggio and Reni in this beautiful depiction of the Holy Family with visitors. The background shows painting from models in the style of Caravaggio and the foreground shows idealized faces with a bright color palette in…
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St. Catherine of Alexandria
St. Catherine of Alexandria (1597), Caravaggio.November 25th is the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria—an excellent occasion to share this Caravaggio masterpiece. He painted it at the request of Cardinal Del Monte, whose mother was named Catherine. My own grandmother was also a Catherine (with a “C”), and I like to think she would have…