1630 (ca.), Anthony van Dyck, Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: The infant Jesus responds with playful enthusiasm to an adoring Saint Catherine, a princess identified by pearls and a martyr's palm. She was esteemed as an intercessor for young women because of the "mystical marriage" that bound her to Christ. The picture's warm humanity and elegantly rhythmic composition reflect Van Dyck's great admiration for Titian, Veronese, and other artists during his years in Italy (1621-27).
1630 (ca.), Anthony van Dyck, Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: The infant Jesus responds with playful enthusiasm to an adoring Saint Catherine, a princess identified by pearls and a martyr's palm. She was esteemed as an intercessor for young women because of the "mystical marriage" that bound her to Christ. The picture's warm humanity and elegantly rhythmic composition reflect Van Dyck's great admiration for Titian, Veronese, and other artists during his years in Italy (1621-27).