Saint Catherine of Alexandria embraces the Christ child who sits on the Virgin Mary's lap; with Saint Dominic, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Benedict (?), Saint Peter Martyr and Saint Petronius. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Faccini.

  • Faccini, Pietro, 1560-1602.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria embraces the Christ child who sits on the Virgin Mary's lap; with Saint Dominic, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Benedict (?), Saint Peter Martyr and Saint Petronius. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Faccini. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A model of the city of Bologna can be seen in the centre. One of the legends concerning Saint Catherine concerns her mystic marriage to Christ

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1 drawing : pencil ; border 25.4 x 19 cm.

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Wellcome Collection 11795i

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