The Coronation of Saint Catherine by the Child
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 7/8 × 12 11/16 in. (42.9 × 32.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.7163
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Coronation of Saint by the Child*, a engraving from the early 17th century, housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints. Created around 1600–34, this work unites the talents of Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens who likely designed the original composition; skilled engraver Pieter de J I, who translated it into intricate lines; and publisher Johannes Meyssens. Measuring about 17 by 13 inches, the print captures a tender yet majestic religious scene: the infant Jesus crowning Saint Catherine, flanked by the Madonna and ethereal angels. Engraving, an intaglio t...