Master of the Holy Blood, Saint Catherine
Severance, 1942.633.1 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Master of the Holy Blood

Saint Catherine

c. 1520

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
tempera on wood panel
Dimensions
86.6 × 30 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-111978

Saint Catherine holds the sword with which she was martyred. This painting and another in the collection (1942.633.2) were originally the wings of an altarpiece flanking a central panel, now lost, that may have depicted the Holy Family. The identity of this artist is unknown, but he is named for a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Blood in Bruges. Bruges flourished as an international commercial center through the 1400s and early 1500s. Among its residents were many foreign merchants and bankers who, along with the Burgundian court, patronized artists and attracted specialized craftsmen such…

Provenance

Severance, 1942.633.1

Registry history

  • c. 1520 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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