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Standing opposite Mary Magdalene is Saint Catherine of Alexandria. She holds a palm branch as a symbol of her martyrdom. The Roman Emperor Maxentius had Catherine tortured on a spiked wheel like the one placed in front of her here. The peaceful landscape that opens out behind the balustrade contrasts with the ordeals of both Christ and Saint Catherine.
The National Gallery is home to a variety of circular paintings, known as tondi, from the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries; this one stands out for its sheer size (128 cm in diameter) and its vibrant colours.
Title
The Virgin and Child with the Magdalen and Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Date
about 1510
Medium
Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood
Measurements
H 128.3 x W 128.3 cm
Accession number
NG4903
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Bernhard Samuelson in memory of hos father, 1937
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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