Martyrdom of Saint Catherine
1678–1682 circa
Andrea Lanzani (Milan, 1641–1712). Martyrdom of Saint Catherine. 1678–1682 circa. Oil on canvas. 99 × 67 cm. Galerie Michel Descours, Paris.
Presentation modello for the lost altarpiece of Santa Caterina alla Ruota, Milan.
The final work is documented in eighteenth-century sources and disappeared in the twentieth century.
Identified by Luca Fiorentino, the painting represents one of the rare surviving coloured sketches by Lanzani, intended for presentation to a patron.
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