St. Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Roman Art
Cynthia Stollhans
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014
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How and why did a medieval female saint from the Eastern Mediterranean come to be such a powerful symbol in early modern Rome? This study provides an overview of the development of the cult of Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Rome, and explores how her imagery was used to support the religious, political, and/or social agendas of individual patrons and religious orders.
- ISBN-13
- 9781409447511
- ISBN-10
- 1409447510
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Year
- 2014
- Publication date
- 2014-01-10
- Pages
- 208
- Dimensions
- 251x181x18
- Weight
- 704