St. Catherine of Alexandria
A veiled woman with a faint halo looks to the left, her head turned slightly, while she holds an open book against her chest. Fine parallel hatching shapes her face, the folds of her white veil, and the soft drapery of her sleeves. An inscription in the lower left credits Raphael as the painter.
Look closer: Printed inscription 'RAPH. URB. PINXIT' and a small publisher's line in the lower margin.
- Artist
- Wenceslaus Hollar
- Date
- 1644–52
- Medium
- Etching and engraving; second state of two
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2504 × 3510 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1652).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
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, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917