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Woodcut of Saint Catherine kneeling near an armored man as lightning shatters a spiked wheel amid flames, with a town and mountains in the distance.

Het martelaarschap van de Heilige Catharina

A black-and-white woodcut shows a kneeling woman with long hair beside a tall armored man holding a sword. A thunderbolt and rays of light break from the clouds above, shattering the spiked wheel at left amid flames, while a winged figure strikes down from the sky and a distant town lies under mountains.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer (mentioned on object)
Date
1496-1500
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2974 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1500.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El martirio de Santa Catalina

Una xilografía en blanco y negro muestra a una mujer arrodillada de cabello largo junto a un hombre con armadura que sostiene una espada. Un rayo y haces de luz salen de las nubes y destrozan la rueda con púas en la izquierda, entre llamas, mientras una figura alada desciende y al fondo se ven un pueblo y montañas.

Português: O martírio de Santa Catarina

Uma xilogravura em preto e branco mostra uma mulher ajoelhada, de cabelo comprido, ao lado de um homem com armadura que segura uma espada. Um raio e feixes de luz saem das nuvens e despedaçam a roda com pontas à esquerda, em meio a chamas, enquanto uma figura alada desce e ao fundo aparecem uma cidade e montanhas.

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