Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Title: St. Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata
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  • Description: According to her confessor, Raymond of Capua, Catherine of Siena received the stigmata after taking Communion during Mass. This image, part of a series of panels relating the saint's life, depicts Catherine having a vision of the crucified Christ. Her unmarked hands suggest that she has not yet received the stigmata, but that this image captures the moment immediately before the miracle occurs.
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • Rights: Public Domain
  • Subject (See Also): Altarpieces Catherine of Siena, Saint Eucharist, Sacrament Hagiography Stigmata
  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 15
  • Date: ca. 1447-1465
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  • Current Location: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.34
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Panel; Tempera; Gold
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  • Height/Width/Length(cm): 27.9cm/20cm/
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