"Saint Catherine of Alexandria" by Raphael

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This beautiful and compelling painting of Saint Catherine of Alexandria is made all the more engaging by the shapes and forms hidden within. Colin Wiggins explains how the Italian Renaissance master Raphael has brought this 4th-century princess, who converted to Christianity, to life.

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