Saint Catherine Endures the Torture of the Wheel, A painting depicting a story from the life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. In this scene from her hagiography, she appears before a torture device commonly refered to as a "wheel" in which she would have been impaled. Here an angel comes to free her from the device. Catherine is portrayed young, bound in chains and topless with her hands clasped in prayer. A horse and rider appear slightly off the center.

 Item — Box: 219
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i3583

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Saint Catherine Endures the Torture of the Wheel, A painting depicting a story from the life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. In this scene from her hagiography, she appears before a torture device commonly refered to as a "wheel" in which she would have been impaled. Here an angel comes to free her from the device. Catherine is portrayed young, bound in chains and topless with her hands clasped in prayer. A horse and rider appear slightly off the center.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3504; Public Notes:

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Paintings; Religious Scenes; Religious Figures; Saint Catherine of Alexandria; Saint Attributes; Saints and Martyrs; School: Venice; Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 8.8; Image width (in.): 6.4in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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