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St. Catherine Disputing with the Scholars

St. Catherine Disputing with the Scholars

Artist/Maker (Flemish, active late 15th century)
Dateca. 1490
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsOverall: 14 15/16 × 12 in. (37.9 × 30.5 cm)
Frame: 17 7/8 × 15 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (45.4 × 39.1 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineMrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund and General Museum Funds
Object number1972.1
Status
Not on view
More Information
This name was given to the painter of the Pastoral Sermon (Louvre) which includes a view of the cathedral of St. Gudule in Brussels. The expressive and extravagant style of this artist betrays more of a German influence than that of his more restrained Netherlandish precedessors.
Provenance(Galerie Heinemann, Munich, by 1936). E. Makower, London, by 1939. (Sale, Sotheby's, London, June 14, 1961, lot 43). (Sale, Christie's, London, November 24, 1967, lot 83, ill.). Private Collection, New York. (Newhouse Galleries, New York); purchased 1972 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Religion, Ritual and Performance in the Renaissance
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 28, 2012 - June 30, 2013 )
Collections
  • European
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