Die mystische Vermählung der hl. Katharina,

um 1505/08

Material / Technology / Carrier

Holz

Dimensions of the object

71,3 x 91,2 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

Acquisition

Erworben 1804 als Säkularisationsgut aus der fürstbischöflichen Residenz Würzburg

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Lorenzo Lotto, Die mystische Vermählung der hl. Katharina, um 1505/08, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/PdxzE3V4w5 (Last updated on 09.05.2023)

The Venetian Lorenzo Lotto developed a very idiosyncratic pictorial language of his own and sought unconventional iconographic solutions. This work shows a vision of St Catherine of Alexandria. While on the lookout for a suitable husband who could equal her status, wealth and intellect, a hermit presented her with a picture of the Virgin and Child and suggested Christ as her spouse. In a dream, the Christ Child thereupon placed a ring on Catherine’s finger as a sign of the mystical marriage.