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Catherine Praying / Vision of Catherine / Catherine Becomes a Dominican Nun
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Catherine Praying / Vision of Catherine / Catherine Becomes a Dominican Nun

Pieter de Jode (I) · 1597 · etching; 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: Praying in a cave outside the city Catherine is lifted up at the ninth hour of the day. Catherine sits on a cloud that floats above a rainbow.; Catherine sees a crucifix in a halo and chastises herself with a chain. Thus she defeats demons that try to tempt her. The demons, in the guise of naked men with wings, flee through a stone gate.; Catherine receives the order robe of Dominic and around them stand four Dominican order founders. In the margin an explanation of the representations in Latin. Third print from a series of twelve with the Life and Miracles of Saint Catherine of Siena.

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Credit lineCatharina biddend / Visioen van Catharina / Catharina wordt dominicanes. 1597. Pieter de Jode (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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