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Vision of Catherine / Catherine carried up by angels on a ladder / Catherine in Prayer
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Vision of Catherine / Catherine carried up by angels on a ladder / Catherine in Prayer

Pieter de Jode (I) · 1597 · engraving; paper

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

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From left to right: Catherine returns home at the age of six with her little brother. Above the Dominican church in her place of residence she sees Christ as pope on a throne, flanked by Paul, Peter and the evangelist John.; As a five-year-old Catherine meets Mary on the stairs and is carried up by angels.; Catherine's father sees a dove above the head of his praying daughter and is convinced from that moment of her special status. In the margin an explanation of the representations in Latin. Second print from a series of twelve with the Life and Miracles of Saint Catherine of Siena.

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Credit lineVisioen van Catharina / Catharina door engelen trap opgedragen / Catharina in gebed. 1597. Pieter de Jode (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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