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The Body of Saint Catherine is Raptured by Angels to Mount Sinai
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The Body of Saint Catherine is Raptured by Angels to Mount Sinai

Meister der Wasserburger Katharinenlegende (tätig um 1460) · um 1450 · Mischtechnik auf Holz

From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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According to a note from Isolde Lübbeke (letter of April 9, 2011, in the file), the fragment cut out from a panel depicting the Assumption of St. Catherine belongs to the six surviving panels with the legend of St. Catherine in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich, which originate from Wasserburg a. Inn (Stange, DMG, vol. 10, p. 112, fig. 177). This scene is missing in the Munich cycle. Indeed, the correspondence of light coloring, delicate facial types, and specific painting techniques such as...

Kunstmuseum Basel’s own description
Credit lineDer Leichnam der hl. Katharina wird von Engeln zum Berg Sinai entrückt. um 1450. Meister der Wasserburger Katharinenlegende (tätig um 1460). Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf. Public domain.

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