# St Catherine of Alexandria [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GENTILESCHI, Artemisia]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 77 x 62 cm ## Commentary St Catherine of Alexandria c. 1620 Oil on canvas, 77 x 62 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence St Catherine is identifiable by the portion of the spiked wheel that was the \(unsuccessful\) instrument of her martyrdom. This bold, Caravaggesque work displays virtuosity in the rendering of the veil that covers the saint's breast, and strong diagonals that reinforce Catherine's upward gaze. ## Related artworks - [Bathsheba at her Bath]() - [Bathsheba]() - [Birth of St John the Baptist]() - [Clio, the Muse of History]() - [Danaë \(detail\)]() - [Danaë]() - [Jael and Sisera]() - [Judith and Her Maidservant]() - [Judith Beheading Holofernes \(detail\)]() - [Judith Beheading Holofernes]() - [Judith Beheading Holofernes]() - [Judith Beheading Holofernes]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()