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Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)

The Marriage of St Catherine

RCIN 904841

The Marriage of St Catherine

Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)

The Marriage of St Catherine

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A drawing of St Catherine reaching out to touch the hand of the Infant Christ, who is held in the lap of the Virgin; behind and above them angels hover against a backdrop of celestial beams.

Provenance

Probably from the collection of Consul Joseph Smith and bought by George III in 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.85; as 'After Tintoretto')
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 4841

B(V) : Blunt, A.F., 'Venetian Drawings' in Blunt, A.F., and Croft Murray, E., 1957. Venetian Drawings of XVII, XVIII Centuries in the Collection of HM The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – B(V) 12

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