A small tempera on parchment painting depicting the half body of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Her outstretched right arm is holding a martyr’s palm, and her left hand is resting on her martyr’s attribute, the wheel. She wears a blue gown with white sleeves; a gold colored cloak falls down her shoulder and across the wheel.

#StCatherineofAlexandria, C17th, by #MaddalenaCorvina (Italian, 1607-1664). Private collection.

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