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| The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena |
Artist:Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)
Medium:Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions:Overall, with added strips, 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm); painted surface 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (28.9 x 28.9 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1996
These three panels belong to a series from the base (predella) of a large altarpiece and constituted the first extensive narrative cycle of Catherine of Siena, a Sienese mystic as well as minister to the poor and plague-stricken. They were commissioned after her canonization in 1460 and are based on the biography written by her confessor, Raymond of Capua. Among the most notable features is the way space is manipulated to enhance the mystic character of their subject. Two further scenes are in the Metropolitan (Robert Lehman Collection). For more information about these paintings, including detailed descriptions of the stories, visit metmuseum.org.
Provenance
church of the hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena (by at least 1482); altar of Santa Cristina in the cemetery of the hospital; rector's rooms of the hospital of Santa Maria della Scala (until shortly before 1800); Johann Anton Ramboux, Cologne (by 1838?–d. 1866; cat., 1862, no. 114; his estate sale, J.M. Heberle [H. Lempertz], Cologne, May 23, 1867, no. 114); Karl Anton, Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen (1867–at least 1883; cat., 1871, no. 186–2; cat., 1883, no. 186–2); [Dr. Hans Wendland, Basel and Lugano, by 1913; sold to Stoclet]; Adolphe Stoclet, Brussels (1913–d. 1949); his daughter, Michèle Stoclet, Brussels (1949–about 1965/66; sold to Heinemann); [Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York, about 1965/66–d. 1975]; Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York (1975–d. 1996)
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