Five rays jetting from the crucifix on the altar strike the enraptured St Catherine of Siena, allowing her to share in Christ’s pain on the Cross. St Francis was marked for life after a similar experience, but St Catherine did not bear the lasting scars of Christ’s wounds. Beccafumi therefore focused mainly on the ecstasy of this Dominican nun, who was canonised in 1461.
Specifications
| Title | Saint Catherine Receiving the Stigmata |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width Error: 37,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Height 55 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Domenico Beccafumi
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| Accession number | 2898 (OK) |
| Credits | From the estate of Vitale Bloch, 1976 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1976 |
| Creation date | in circa 1545 |
| Collector | Collector / Vitale Bloch |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Siena > Tuscany > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
