Saint Catherine, 1506

Title

Saint Catherine

Draughtsman

• Martin Kaldenbach

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Gothic
• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Datiert oben links (mit der Feder in Braun): 1506

Captions Added Later

Unten bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Braun): No. 95; verso bezeichnet: 262; auf einem Aufkleber: m. g. h. montzme zu mentz

Watermark

• Vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1926

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Catherine of Alexandria (saint)
• Maxentius (Roman Emperor)

Primary

• 11HH(CATHERINE) the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel