Gott zerstört die Marterwerkzeuge der Heiligen Katharina

drawing, chalk

drawing

amateur sketch

toned paper

light pencil work

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

possibly oil pastel

chalk

14_17th-century

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

roman

sketchbook art

watercolor

This drawing by Pietro da Cortona, titled "Gott zerstört die Marterwerkzeuge der Heiligen Katharina," depicts a dramatic scene from the life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The drawing is rendered in a loose, gestural style characteristic of Baroque drawings. The composition is dynamic and filled with swirling lines and shapes that suggest movement and energy. The subject matter of the artwork is a powerful image of divine intervention, with God destroying the instruments of torture designed for Saint Catherine, a popular subject in Italian Baroque art.