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Catherine Appears / The Marriage of Catherine / Catherine Shares Her Mantle
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Catherine Appears / The Marriage of Catherine / Catherine Shares Her Mantle

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 appears before a dining company sitting at a table. Above the fireplace the saint is visible in a halo.; Mystical marriage between Catherine of Siena and Christ. Between the couple stands Mary. In the background the witnesses: King David with the harp, Saint Dominic with a lily branch, John the Evangelist and the holy Paul.; Catherine stands in a church before a baptismal font. Christ is dressed as a poor man, without clothes. Catherine shares her mantle with him. In the margin an explanation of the representations in Latin. Fourth print from a series of twelve with the Life and Miracles of Saint Catherine of Siena.

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Credit lineCatharina verschijnt / Huwelijk van Catharina / Catharina deelt haar mantel. 1597. Pieter de Jode (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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