Saint Catherine of Alexandria, ca. 1530, German, Walnut, Overall: 14 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 5 1/4 in. (38 x x cm), Sculpture

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, ca. 1530, German, Walnut, Overall: 14 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 5 1/4 in. (38 x x cm), Sculpture-Wood, Because of her faith, Saint Catherine, a fourth-century virgin martyr, was tortured on a wheel and beheaded by a sword. The book she holds alludes to the knowledge that enabled her to refute the arguments of fifty pagan philosophers of Alexandria, one of whom is represented below her feet

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