On April 6th, we celebrate the Raphae’s birthday, one of the greatest masters of the Italian Renaissance: Born in 1483 in Urbino, Italy, Raphael Sanzio was popular for his divine balance ...

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.

Raphael painted the portrait of the saint ... but they know that the other lateral panel was a miniature painting of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, which is now housed in the Galleria Nazionale ...

who died when Raphael was just 13. The Mary Magdalene painting was originally paired with a panel featuring Saint Catherine of Alexandria, now in the collection of the Galleria Nazionale delle ...

59.5 x 41 cm. (23.4 x 16.1 in.) B. Berenson, Pitture italiane del Rinascimento. Elenco dei principali artisti e delle loro opere con un indice dei luoghi. La scuola veneta, London 1958, vol. I, p. 206 ...

St. Catherine of Alexandria (287-305) was a Christian martyr beheaded in Egypt who is patroness of students, unmarried girls and apologists. Her feast day is Nov. 25. Catherine was born a pagan ...

but they know that the other lateral panel was a miniature painting of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, which is now housed in the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino, Italy. Raphael's Mond ...