Saint Sebastian and Catherine of Alexandria, This panel comes from the Saint Ursula altarpiece from San Pueblo, Palencia. Two saints are shown separately, each under their own architecturally framing space. Each are shown with their saint attributes. Saint Sebastian is on the left, holding an arrow with his left hand and a sword with his right. Saint Catherine of Alexandria is on the right, with her right hand resting atop a spiked wheel and her left hand holding a sword., 1450-01-01

 Item — Box: 283
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0016

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Saint Sebastian and Catherine of Alexandria, This panel comes from the Saint Ursula altarpiece from San Pueblo, Palencia. Two saints are shown separately, each under their own architecturally framing space. Each are shown with their saint attributes. Saint Sebastian is on the left, holding an arrow with his left hand and a sword with his right. Saint Catherine of Alexandria is on the right, with her right hand resting atop a spiked wheel and her left hand holding a sword.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0016; Public Notes: "Courtesy of the John G. Johnson Art Collection, Philadelphia." "Subject: St. Sebastian and St. Catherine," By: "Southeastern Piedmontese Toward 1475." It is from the same altarpiece as SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0017

Dates

  • Creation: 1450-01-01

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Saint Catherine of Alexandria; Saint Attributes; Swords; Spiked Wheels; Saints; Arrows; Saint Sebastian; School: Spanish; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 4.7; Image width (in.): 9.4in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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