St Catherine of Alexandria
Statue
ca. 1510-1530 (made)
ca. 1510-1530 (made)
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By the early 1500s figures of St Catherine were plentiful. Here she is standing on the prone figure of her tormentor, the Emperor Maxentius. Her left hand holds a book contained in a book bag. Her right hand, now missing, would originally have held a sword. Only the wood dowel used to fix the hand to the forearm now survives.
The style of the heads and the carving of the draperies suggest that this sculpture may be from the the workshop of the so-called Master of Elsloo. This Master is named after a multi-coloured group of St Anne with the Virgin and Child, now in the Augustinuskerk in Elsloo, in the Netherlands. The sculptor is probably Jan van Oel, who was working in and around Roermond in about 1500-1520.
This type of free-standing statue might well have stood on a bracket or against a pier in a chapel, church or convent. However, images of St Catherine were displayed in a variety of religious and non-religious settings.
The style of the heads and the carving of the draperies suggest that this sculpture may be from the the workshop of the so-called Master of Elsloo. This Master is named after a multi-coloured group of St Anne with the Virgin and Child, now in the Augustinuskerk in Elsloo, in the Netherlands. The sculptor is probably Jan van Oel, who was working in and around Roermond in about 1500-1520.
This type of free-standing statue might well have stood on a bracket or against a pier in a chapel, church or convent. However, images of St Catherine were displayed in a variety of religious and non-religious settings.
Object details
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| Title | St Catherine of Alexandria (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved oak, with traces of paint and gesso |
| Brief description | Statue, St Catherine of Alexandria, carved oak, Limburg, ca. 1510-1530 |
| Physical description | This figure in oak represents St Catherine of Alexandria trampling on the Emperor Maximin; in her left hand she holds a book enclosed in a bag. There are remains of colour. |
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| Object history | Bought for £40 from the Emile Peyre Collection, Paris. |
| Production | Circle of the Master of Elsloo |
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| Summary | By the early 1500s figures of St Catherine were plentiful. Here she is standing on the prone figure of her tormentor, the Emperor Maxentius. Her left hand holds a book contained in a book bag. Her right hand, now missing, would originally have held a sword. Only the wood dowel used to fix the hand to the forearm now survives. The style of the heads and the carving of the draperies suggest that this sculpture may be from the the workshop of the so-called Master of Elsloo. This Master is named after a multi-coloured group of St Anne with the Virgin and Child, now in the Augustinuskerk in Elsloo, in the Netherlands. The sculptor is probably Jan van Oel, who was working in and around Roermond in about 1500-1520. This type of free-standing statue might well have stood on a bracket or against a pier in a chapel, church or convent. However, images of St Catherine were displayed in a variety of religious and non-religious settings. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 475-1895 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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