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Catherine of Alexandria

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noun

  1. Saint, a.d. c310, Christian martyr.


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Artemisia Gentileschi's Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria will be on the road again, a sign she is viewed by the gallery as one of its most significant and popular artists.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2022

Two women are chatting in front of a painting of Catherine of Alexandria, a saint martyred in the fourth century.

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2019

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

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

St. Catherine of Alexandria is a wood panel 2 ft.

From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll

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