The mystic marriage of Catherine of Alexandria and the infant Christ. Etching by C. Bouzonnet Stella after F. Lauri.

  • Lauri, Filippo, 1623-1694.
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Among the classical, pastoral elements (lute and harp players, tambourines), the half-concealed presence of a sword and a wheel (between the child and the bride) tell us that the subject of the picture is St. Catherine of Alexandria, who was beheaded after a failed attempt to break her on a wheel. The Virgin Mary holds the Christ child, while behind her Joseph looks on

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 33.5 x 39.1 cm

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Done from an original picture 2f. 8. by 2f. 3 inches in the possion of Mr. Sam.l Dickinson's. C. Stella sculp. F. Lauri pinx. The lettering "cum privilegio regis" is inscribed on a ruined stone block

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Wellcome Collection 24011i

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