Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Workshop of Jan Crocq South Netherlandish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

Saint Catherine stands over the crouching figure of Emperor Maxentius who ordered fifty pagan philosophers to refute her Christian faith. First tortured on a spiked wheel that was miraculously destroyed by a thunderbolt, Catherine was finally martyred by decapitation.

The sculpture is stylistically related to South Netherlandish artist Jan Crocq, who was active in Lorraine at Bar-le-Duc and at Nancy.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Workshop of Jan Crocq (South Netherlandish, before 1465–after 1510), Limestone with traces of paint, French

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Workshop of Jan Crocq (South Netherlandish, before 1465–after 1510), Limestone with traces of paint, French
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Workshop of Jan Crocq (South Netherlandish, before 1465–after 1510), Limestone with traces of paint, French
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Workshop of Jan Crocq (South Netherlandish, before 1465–after 1510), Limestone with traces of paint, French

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