Saint Catherine [right wing exterior]
c. 1480/1490
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
overall: 66 x 23.5 cm (26 x 9 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CNE-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
1997.100.1.b
Art Historical Context
This exquisite oil-on-panel painting, *Saint Catherine [right wing]*, created around 1480–1490 by the anonymous of the Starck Tych, forms the right outer wing of a folding altarpiece. Measuring just 66 x 23.5 cm, it was likely designed for private devotion in a domestic or chapel setting, typical of late 15th-century Northern European art. The Master, named after a signed triptych in Cologne exemplifies the Rhineland school’s blend of Gothic elegance and emerging Renaissance naturalism, with meticulous brushwork capturing fine details in drapery and flesh tones. Oil on panel, a hallmark of Ne...