Francisco de Zurbarán y Salazar
(1598-1664)
Die Grablegung der hl. Katharina von Alexandrien auf dem Berg Sinai,
um 1636/37
Material / Technology / Carrier
Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
201,5 x 126 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
1985 mit Unterstützung des Ernst-von-Siemens-Kunstfonds erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Francisco de Zurbarán y Salazar, Die Grablegung der hl. Katharina von Alexandrien auf dem Berg Sinai, um 1636/37, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/rqxNMVm4vW (Last updated on 12.12.2023)
According to tradition, Catherine, the daughter of a king, was martyred at the hands of Emperor Maxentius. Three angels carried her to Mount Sinai; here they are placing her in a coffin. The line of blood on her neck and the sword on the ground are references to her beheading, the wheel to her martyrdom from which Catherine was rescued by divine intervention. The composition and the motif of one of the putti are based on earlier prints; the painting itself however has a harmony and intensity in terms of colouring of its very own.
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