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The Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Image credit: National Trust Images

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Saint Catherine, on the right, is holding part of the spiked wheels upon which she was tortured and which, reputedly, Emperor Maxentius first attempted to have her martyred but they were destroyed by divine intervention and she was ultimately beheaded. Two parrots sit on the tree behind her whilst two birds fly by on the left. The attribution to Cariani is derived from the catalogue of 1902, which states that it was probably bought by George Hay Dawkins-Pennant, and that it was 'done up' in 1899.

National Trust, Penrhyn Castle

Bangor

Title

The Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 90 x W 145 cm

Accession number

1420362

Acquisition method

accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the estate of Lady Jane Douglas-Pennant and allocated to the National Trust, 2001

Work type

Painting

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Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4HN Wales

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