# The Beheading of St Catherine [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ALTICHIERO da Zevio]() - Date: 1351-1400 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary The first two pictures, dedicated to St Catherine, are in very poor condition; they show the saint appearing before Emperor Maxentius to condemn idolatry and her dispute with the philosophers summoned by the emperor and their conversion. These scenes are followed by the picture of an angel intervening to prevent Catherine's torture on the wheel and the beheading of the saint. Both scenes have parallels in the St George cycle, here, however, an oriental milieu, seen in the physiognomies, head coverings, and scimitars, is emphasized still more. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Crucifixion \(detail\)]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Façade of the Oratory]() - [King Ramiro Summons the Crown Council]() - [Scenes from the Life of St James]() - [Scenes on the entry wall]() - [St George Baptizes the King and His Family \(detail\)]() - [St George Slays the Dragon]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()