Study for a Painting: The Decapitation of Saint Catherine
date: label: Date
content: 1803
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The saint is shown de face, kneeling. The henchman stands behind her at right, brandishing his swords. At left an angel flies, holding his right hand a palm branch and crowning the saint with a diadem. Pieces of the wheel lie at right. Framing lines.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-65-99
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and gray wash on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 22.2 × 14.9 cm (8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)