16th

century

Oil on panel

Italian

The mystic marriage of St. Catherine with St. Frances of Siena

Francia, Giacomo (c.1486-1557)

The female saint is likely to be St. Catherine of Alexandria who is shown with St. Francis of Assisi. Both these saints were particularly popular in the late medieval church replacing as historical figures many of the earlier saints whose stories had become simply legends.

Schorr Collection, UK / © The Schorr Collection / Bridgeman Images

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