Saint Catherine of Siena

Fulvio Signorini

ca. 1600 · Bronze, partially oil-gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

During her lifetime, Saint Catherine achieved enormous fame as a Dominican visionary all over Italy, but particularly in her native Siena. Though she belonged to a rival religious order, this bronze was formerly in the Church of San Francesco in Siena, where she was adopted as a protector of the city.

Artist

Fulvio Signorini

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Bronze, partially oil-gilt

Culture

Italian, Siena

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933