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Saint Catherine of Bologna
Creator
Guglielmo GiraldiItalian Illuminator · 1445–1489
All works by this person →The son of a tailor, Guglielmo Giraldi was one of the favorite illuminators of Renaissance ruling families, including the Este of Ferrara and the Gonzaga of Mantua. Giraldi worked on a number of important commissions in Ferrara, including a set of choir books for the city's Carthusian monastery and the Bible of Borso d'Este, perhaps the most costly and lavish book in the history of Ferrarese art.
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- about 1469
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink
- Culture
- Italian
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Saint Catherine of Bologna wears the habit of the nuns of the Order of Saint Clare, the Franciscan order for women. She joined the order in Ferrara and later became abbess of the convent in Bologna. Saint Catherine, who died in 1463, was venerated locally soon after her death. She was not formally canonized until 1712.
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