164_01
Type
painting
Title
St James Major and St Catherine of Alexandria
Maker of the object
Sammacchini, Orazio (1532 - 1577, Italian)
Date
circa 1565
Materials
oil on white metal
Culture / painting school
Italian
Description
The saints, with halos around their heads, stand looking at each other. St Catherine holds a palm frond in her left hand while behind her are a sword and a broken wheel. St James holds a standard, and an angel hovers over them with a wreath for each head.
Category
PAINTINGS
Measurements
framed: 367 mm x 288 mm x 44 mm; unframed: 228 mm x 168 mm x 1 mm