Located in Milano, Lombardia
Cristoforo (Cristofano) Roncalli (Pomarance, Italy, 1552 - Rome, Italy, 1626)
Title: Saint Catherine of Siena chooses the crown of thorns
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: without frame 101.5 x 59.5 cm - with frame 120 x 76 cm
Shaped, carved and sculpted wooden cassetta frame, partly gilded and partly ebonized wood
Not signed
Expertise by Marco Ciampolini and Alessandro Nesi, art historians
The marvellous scene that opens before our eyes is that of Christ's apparition to Saint Catherine of Siena; she must choose between a golden crown, the symbol of earthly royalty, and a crown of thorns, the symbol of virtuous Christian sacrifice. Catherine does not hesitate to choose the crown of thorns, her life in imitation of...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Art by Medium: Cotton Canvas
MaterialsCotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil