The art of the Uffizi palace and the Florence academy, together with that of the minor museums of Florence, with explanatory and appreciative comment on the notable works therein preserved, and their history and significance (1912)
Heyl, Charles Christian, 1874- · Boston, L. C. Page and company · leaf 92
nstrument ofher torture. Becoming converted to Christianity,Catherine eloquently preached the truth to her peo-ple, bringing many of them out of the darknessof heathendom to the light of the new faith. Underthe persecutions of the emperor Maxentius, Cather-ine was steadfast in her adherence to her… … o M H<i-tOA ;=) z < w K O u < o wo o o XEbe irnfluence of tbe Cloister 63 her to be tortured in a machine that he devised,consisting of great spiked wheels designed to tearher body to pieces. But as the beautiful body ofthe saintly virgin was being bound to the wheels,a burst of fire from…
Galleria degli Uffizi · Accademia di belle arti (Florence, Italy) · Painting
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