Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Artist: Antonio De Solario (Italian, c. 1465 - 1530)
Original Dimensions: 33 1/8" x 15 3/4"
Location: National Gallery of Art, London
About Artwork: (1514) "This is the left-hand shutter of a three-part folding altarpiece commissioned by the English merchant, Paul Withypool. The other shutter, which is also in the National Gallery’s collection, shows Saint Ursula. Saint Catherine holds a fresh green palm, the symbol of martyrs – those killed for their Christian faith. She rests its stem against a spiked wooden wheel, the instrument of her torture, which she survived when it miraculously broke into pieces. The sword she holds is a reminder of her eventual execution by beheading. On the reverse of the panel, two cherubs support a medallion that depicts Saint John the Baptist. He holds a reed cross and a scroll inscribed ‘Behold the Lamb of God’ (John 1: 29 and 36), and points to the lamb in his arms. Withypool was a member of the guild, now called the Company of Merchant Taylors, of which Saint John the Baptist was the patron saint. The coat of arms of the Withypool family are below." - (National Gallery of Art, London)
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