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The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine (c. 1606) by Guido Reni. The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine is a c. 1606 oil on canvas painting by Guido Reni, considered one of his most important early works and now held in the Diocesan Museum in Albenga. [1]
Although Conca later noted that the painting in question was ‘a half-length Female Martyr by Guido Reni’, it seems unlikely that Ponz – having recognised the Escorial canvas as a Saint Catherine by Domenichino – would be unable to correctly identify the theme, or that he would fail to link the two paintings.
St Catherine around 1638-40 Guido Reni 1575 - 1642 Oil on canvas In contrast to Northern Europe, Italy remained Catholic and much of the art was made for the church. Guido Reni's blend of idealism and realism produced images of saints, with an emotional impact to which Catholic congregations could relate.
An extremely popular subject in art, St Catherine of Alexandria is said to have been executed under the Emperor Maxentius in the fourth century. When tortured on a wheel, she was unharmed and the wheel miraculously broke; subsequently she was killed by a sword. Here St Catherine is shown at half-length, facing the spectator, with her head upturned. She is holding a palm in her right hand, and ...
Added: 27 Mar, 2024. Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘St. Catherine’ was created in 1615 by Guido Reni in Baroque style. Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Reni, Guido. The triumph of Annibale's oeuvre in Rome paved the way for the disciples of the Carracci family to work at the court of the popes, especially when a cardinal of Bologna acceded to the papal throne as Gregory XV. One of these followers was Reni, who is considered the best known and most prolific artist of the Bolognese school and ...
The Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria. 1606-07. Oil on canvas, 277 x 195 cm. Museo Diocesano, Albenga. This altarpiece was commissioned by the Genoese banker Ottavio Costa around 1605. Here Reni combined his earlier compositions of St Cecilia (in the Santa Cecilia Trastevere, Rome) into a highly consistent image. This painting is a fine ...
