The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (17.2 × 12 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(170)
Tags
Art Historical Context
### The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine This 16th-century etching titled *The Mystic Marriage of St.*, captures a tender devotional scene central to Catholic iconography. Saint Catherine, revered 4th-century martyr, is depicted in spiritual union with the Christ Child, who places a ring on her finger as a symbol of mystical betrothal. Flanked by playful angels and infants, the composition evokes divine grace and heavenly joy, drawing viewers into a world of ethereal beauty. Attributed to the Mannerist master Parmigianino (Girol Francesco Maria Mazzola), Marco Angelo del Moro and Andrea Schi...
About the Artist
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Marco Angolo del Moro|Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) · 1503–1540
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, was born on January 11, 1503, in Parma, into a family of artists. The eighth child of painter Filippo Mazzola and Donatella Abbati, he lost his father to the plague at age two and was raised by his uncles, Michele and Pier Ilario Mazzola, modestly talented painters who taught him the techniques of the craft. By his late teens, Parmigianino d...