The Legend of St Catherine: the saint before Maxentius

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Saint Catherine, crowned and wearing a cloak over her gown stands on the left of the panel looking upwards towards the Roman Emperor Maxentius. The saint rebuked the Emperor for his persecution of Christians. She was condemned to death on a wheel.

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Category	SCRAN
Object type	Panel
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Panel Fragment
Title	The Legend of St Catherine: the saint before Maxentius (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Carved and painted alabaster Alabaster Paint Carving Painting
Brief description	Alabaster panel and associated fragment depicting St Catherine before Maxentius. English, 15th century.
Style	Medieval
Credit line	Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA
Object history	In the collection of G.R. Harding. Acquired by P. Nelson. Later acquired by Dr W.L. Hilbdurgh and on loan from him from 1926. Given to the Museum by W. L. Hildburgh in 1946.
Summary	Saint Catherine, crowned and wearing a cloak over her gown stands on the left of the panel looking upwards towards the Roman Emperor Maxentius. The saint rebuked the Emperor for his persecution of Christians. She was condemned to death on a wheel.
Bibliographic reference	Cheetham, Francis. English Medieval Alabasters. Oxford: Phaidon-Christie's Limited, 1984. p. 85 (cat. 14), ill. ISBN 0-7148-8014-0
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.119:1, 2-1946

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Record created	December 9, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71734/the-legend-of-st-catherine-panel-unknown/

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