Why it matters
Saint Catherine receives a ring from the Christ Child, seated with his mother on a stepped throne. Veronese used the asymmetric diagonal composition of Titian's Pesaro Altarpiece, and this is one of its most successful variants.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1575 as the high altarpiece of Santa Caterina in Venice.
- It moved to the Gallerie dell'Accademia during the First World War.
- The two Corinthian columns behind the throne represent the pillars of the faith.
Based on the Wikipedia article Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (Veronese, 1575) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
