Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria of Egypt
Santissimo Rosario Confraternity - Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
Gagliano of Catanzaro
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Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria of Egypt (Calabria)
Santissimo Rosario Confraternity
Foundation year: 1712
City: Catanzaro Gagliano district
Archdiocese: Catanzaro-Squillace
Artistic artefact (canvas, fresco, statue, etc.): Canvas
Title: Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria of Egypt
Dimensions: 2x1,50 m
Year of execution: around 1750
Author (with year of birth and death): Francesco Colelli born in Nicastro on January 27, 1734 and died in Zagarise on January 17, 1820
Brief description of the work and of the author profile: The canvas represents St. Catherine the Alexandrian Virgin tied to the toothed wheel next to her the Emperor Maximus Daia who witnesses the martyrdom while below the converted rhetoricians with frightened and desperate faces. The author belongs to the pictorial school of Monteleo odiena Vibo Valentia and known for his works throughout the istimo of Catanzaro.