Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro; Italian, active 1504–28)
Saint Catherine of Siena
INV-2577
Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro; Italian, active 1504–28)1510–15
Saint Catherine of Siena
Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro; Italian, active 1504–28) →sixteenth centuryRenaissance16th Centurytemperaoil paintings (visual works)
Date
1510–15
Medium
Tempera and oil on panel
Dimensions
107.8 × 50.3 cm (42 1/2 × 19 3/4 in.); Framed: 118.2 × 61.6 × 10.2 cm (46 1/2 × 24 1/4 × 4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
This panel represents Catherine Benincasa of Siena, one of the most influential women of the late Middle Ages. Affiliated with the Dominican order, she was renowned for her devotion to the poor and sick as well as for her mystical visions. In one such vision, she saw herself marked with Christ’s wounds from his crucifixion, known as the stigmata. These marks are faintly visible on the backs of her hands in this painting and help identify her. The artist, called Lo Spagna, was a gifted follower of Perugino, whose work is on view nearby.
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