{"product_id":"artista-sconosciuto-nativita","title":"Unknown Artist - Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine","description":"\u003cp\u003e The work's iconography reflects the widespread subject of Italian painting, the \"Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine.\" The scene depicts the saint receiving a wedding ring from the Baby Jesus in the Virgin's lap. The subject harks back to sources that chronicle the story of Saint Catherine, such as the 13th-century Golden Legend. Catherine was an Egyptian princess with many suitors, all of whom she rejected, claiming she had received the ring in a dream and had been consecrated to Christ. In the present work, the scene is clearly depicted. Saint Catherine, dressed as a princess, lacks her traditional iconographic attributes, the palm of martyrdom and the cogwheel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \nThe overall language of the work demonstrates a marked pursuit of monumentality in its representation: the subjects, in fact, are composed of significantly dilated volumes, enhanced by the ample draperies of their garments. This pursuit of monumentality, and consequently, a broad, classical scope, places the work in question within a 16th-century Renaissance context. Consistent with this contextualization is the scene's setting against a lush landscape. Formally, the artist displays excellent technique in defining a complex work, expressed through a multitude and variety of gestures. The figures' movements are free and fluid, and the volumes are inserted naturally into the space, despite the composition's conspicuous crowding.\u003cbr\u003e\n On a chromatic level, the classicist spirit of the work is respected by a perfect tonal coherence, set on a sulphurous and golden atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eFrom an analysis of this work, we can see that the artist who painted it is aligned with a Renaissance and Classicist aesthetic. He possesses an excellent technique in defining monumental forms enhanced by ample draperies. A certain disharmony, evident in the crowded composition, leads us to outline the profile of a representative of a local sixteenth-century school, nevertheless endowed with great pictorial skill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ferrari Barbara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56215839146370,"sku":"BFER002","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/P_20201203_101900_p-copia-scaled.jpg?v=1768429739","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/artista-sconosciuto-nativita","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}