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Albrecht Dürer: The Martyrdom of St Catherine  wikidata:Q18339644 reasonator:Q18339644
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
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Title
The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
Genre religious art Edit this at Wikidata
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Saint Catherine was among the most popular virgin martyrs during this period and was particularly venerated in Dürer’s hometown of Nuremberg for her intermediary role between the faithful and God. A princess from Alexandria, Catherine was condemned to die on spiked wheels by the Roman emperor Maxentius because of her Christian faith. In answer to her prayers, God destroyed the wheels with such force that 4,000 pagans were killed. Afterward, Catherine was willingly decapitated.

Dürer’s focus on Catherine’s peaceful acceptance in the midst of destruction conveys the power she derived from her chastity and unwavering faith, providing an excellent example for ordinary women to follow.
Depicted people Catherine of Alexandria Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1497
date QS:P571,+1497-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Woodcut
Dimensions height: 387 mm (15.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 284 mm (11.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+387U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,+284U174789
institution QS:P195,Q657415
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Accession number
1928.635
Place of creation Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century
Credit line Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.635

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