Catherine of Alexandria
Americannoun
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And of the 12 on loan, only one is by a woman - Gentileschi's Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
From BBC • May 10, 2024
In case you miss the point, a dead fish is impaled at the base of the wheel, like some supermarket Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2017
It shows an angel warning Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a virtuous virgin queen, of her impending martyrdom.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2016
For example, there is the eloquently painted “Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Elizabeth of Hungary, Catherine of Alexandria, Peter, and John the Evangelist with Angels.”
From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2015
On the three sides are carvings representing the Annunciation, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and St. John the Baptist, and on the under side is a Tudor rose.
From Yorkshire by Home, Gordon
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