Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.78.2(78)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where you'll find the enchanting *Mystic Marriage of. Catherine*, a print attributed to Marco Angelo del after Parmigianino (Giamo Francesco Maria Mazzola This work captures a revered Christian iconographic theme from the Renaissance: St. Catherine's mystical union the Christ Child, symbolized by the infant placing a ring on her finger. Surrounded by graceful angels, elegant women, and serene male figures, the composition evokes spiritual devotion and divine love, a motif popularized in Italian art to inspire the faith...