Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Spinello Aretino

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Thu, 09/10/2015 - 10:20 - Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria among Saints by Spinello Aretino - Basilica of Santa Trinita, Florence 10/09/2015
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Painted by Spinello Aretino, in about 1390, this detached fresco represents the Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. According to legend Catherine dreamt of a spiritual marriage to Christ and awoke with a ring on her finger.1 This fresco was once part of the Bartolini Salimbeni Chapel, and had been painted over by Lorenzo Monaco.