Engraving of a kneeling saint before a broken wheel as an executioner raises a sword, with a seated ruler at right.

Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

A kneeling woman with loose hair and hands clasped at her chest sits before a broken spiked wheel, while an executioner raises his sword at left. A winged figure above strikes at the wheel, and a seated ruler under a canopy watches at right amid fallen bodies.

Look closer: A winged figure at the top center strikes at the wheel with a sword.

Artist: Mario Cartaro
Date: 1567
Medium: Engraving; second state of two
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2627 × 3663 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1567).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947

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