GUERCINO
(b. 1591, Cento, d. 1666, Bologna)

Martyrdom of St Catherine

1653
Oil on canvas, 222,5 x 159 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

One of the masterpieces of Guercino's late period. The subject of the painting comes from the Golden Legend by Jacques de Voragine. A drawing study to the painting exists in a private collection in London.




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