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Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.34)

Christian Art

A tempera and gold on wood panel titled "Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata," by Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1447 to 1465, showing the fourteenth century Dominican tertiary and mystic in the moment she is said to have received the wounds of Christ while at prayer before a crucifix. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, under accession 1975.1.34.

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Medium
Tempera and gold on wood, Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1447 to 1465, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1975.1.34 1
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Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Tempera 1
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Source Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, accession 1975.1.34 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

The Met's own title for this panel names the subject outright, "Saint Catherine of Siena," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, accession 1975.1.34 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, accession 1975.1.34 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 1975.1.34
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A tempera and gold on wood panel titled "Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata," by Giovanni di Paolo, ca.
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