The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471-1528)
CultureGerman
Dateca. 1498
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsOverall: 15 5/8 x 11 3/16 in. (39.6 x 28.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.98
Not on view
DescriptionWoodcut on heavy laid paper. Saint Catherine before she suffers a martyr's death. She is kneeling before the wheel that she was to be killed on, but it collapsed at God's command and fire rains on the heathens. The man behind her draws his sword, as she was beheaded.Published ReferencesVarious authors based on Adam van Bartsch's (1757-1821), _The Illustrated Bartsch_ Joseph Meder, _Dürer-Katalog, Ein Handbuch Über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen_ (Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1932)
