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Antonio da Correggio / The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

1512 · Oil on panel

The Christ Child places a ring on the finger of Saint Catherine in an early work by Correggio.

MovementRRenaissance
LocationDetroit, United States
Genrereligious art
Dimensions167.6 × 155.3 cm

Why it matters

Saint Catherine's mystic marriage to the Christ Child takes place in a landscape with three other saints, in a work from Correggio's youth.

Did you know?

  • It dates from around 1512.
  • It was part of the Gonzaga collection sold to Charles I of England.
  • It was donated to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1926.

Based on the Wikipedia article Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (Correggio, Detroit) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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