Saint Catherine [right wing exterior]

Saint Catherine [right wing exterior] by Master of the Starck Triptych

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...

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