Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a book and sword; crown.
Giusti 1999: France, 19th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Extensive gilding and polychromy: gold (pattern on the saint's cloak, along the hems and on the book); brown (hair); red (lining of the cloak); blue-green (shoes; book).
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Provenance
Acquired from the collection of Sangiorgi, Rome.
Bibliography
P. Giusti in Museo Civico Amedeo Lia: Sculture e oggetti d'arte (I cataloghi del Museo Civico Amedeo Lia), ed. by M. Ratti and A. Marmori (La Spezia, 1999), no. 2.13.
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