The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, with St. Joseph, an Angel, and a Cross-bearing Saint 1510 - 1563

Andrea Schiavone’s “The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine” (1510-1563) is an etching, a printmaking technique that involves an acidic solution to create the image, depicting the marriage of the Christian saint Catherine of Alexandria to Christ. Catherine is seated and holding the infant Christ while an angel and another saint kneel before them. This composition embodies the mystical and religious themes of Schiavone’s work. The etching is a fine example of the artist's skill in printmaking, notable for its delicate linework and detailed rendering of the figures. The work can be viewed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.