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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1858,0417.1579
Description
They mystical marriage of St Catherine who bows at left and offers her hand to Christ Woodcut
Producer name
Attributed to:
Ugo da Carpi
School/style
Italian
Production date
1510-1530
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
Dimensions
Height:
255 millimetres
Width:
188 millimetres
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
St Catherine of Alexandria
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Heywood Hawkins
Acquisition date
1858
Acquisition notes
The group of 58 prints was selected from the Italian prints of Heywood Hawkins's collection which Colnaghi had purchased en bloc, and given the first refusal to the BM. See Carpenter's report dated 20 January 1858.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1858,0417.1579