Saint Catherine of Alexandria

A crowned female saint stands against a gold ground beneath a pointed arch, holding a green palm frond in her left hand and a book in her right. She wears a pink mantle over a blue gown patterned with fine tendrils, and a jeweled collar. The panel is tempera on wood with gold leaf, and the figure is frontal and calm.

Look closer: A small wheel-like emblem and fine script appear at the top edge of the frame.

Artist

Pietro Lorenzetti

Date

ca. 1342

Medium

Tempera on wood, gold ground

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1218 × 1959 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913