Saint Catherine, a fourth-century princess of Alexandria, attempted to convince the Roman emperor Maxentius of the validity of Christianity. In response, he condemned her to twelve …

In the Maxentius has ordered St. Catherine to be starved in prison, but Christ sends her a dove with 'celestial food.' With commentary.

This article provides information about the early provenance of the Paolo Veronese painting entitled Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Prison in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New …

The Roman Emperor Maxentius condemned Saint Catherine, a fourth-century princess of Alexandria who had attempted to convince him of the validity of Christianity, to twelve days of …

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (ca. 1547–50) Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588)

Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Prison ca. 1580–85 Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) Italian The Roman Emperor Maxentius condemned Saint Catherine, a fourth-century princess of …

This painting depicts Catherine of Alexandria, who before her martyrdom was mystically married to Christ by the Virgin Mary, a ceremony seen as an allegory of the pious soul’s spiritual …

CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA IN PRISON, by Paolo Veronese, 1580–85, Italian Renaissance painting. The young saint is comforted by the dove of the Holy Ghost in her dark prison cell.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine is a c.1575 oil-on-canvas painting by Paolo Veronese, produced as the high altarpiece for Santa Caterina church in Venice.

Catherine, the queen of Alexandria who, according to legend, lived in the third century, is depicted here in the most famous episode of her life (though it has not been confirmed by canonical …