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Saint Catherine in the Clouds

1620–30
(Flemish, 1577–1640)
Culture
Flanders
Medium
etching
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Public Domain
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A vertically oriented etching depicts Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a woman with light skin tone standing atop billowing clouds. She wears voluminous, swirling robes and gazes toward our right. Her right hand holds a long palm frond, while her left hand rests on the hilt of a downward-pointing sword. Her left foot presses onto a broken, spiked wooden wheel. Fine lines radiate from behind her head, creating a brilliant halo effect.

Saint Catherine in the Clouds

1620–30

Peter Paul Rubens

(Flemish, 1577–1640)
Flanders

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