Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine by Marco Angolo del Moro|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)

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

AngelsInfantsMenWomenSaint Catherine

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...

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