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Beheading of Saint Catherine by Anonymous Master M. Z.

Beheading of Saint Catherine

Anonymous Master M. Z.

c. 1500–1503

Engraving

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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A woman kneels as a man raises an axe to behead her, with onlookers and angels present in a landscape setting. Rays of light descend from the sky. A woman kneels as a man raises an axe to behead her, with onlookers and angels present in a landscape setting. Rays of light descend from the sky. Gallery Not on View Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926

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axe crown angel sword horse diagonal sweep shallow space multiple figures one-point perspective martyrdom execution religious scene

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