“Veiled Figure - possibly St. Catherine of Egypt” by Sir Alfred Gilbert

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Veiled Figure - possibly St. Catherine of Egypt

Sir Alfred Gilbert, R. A. (1854-1934)

c. 1900

Bronze

1/2 inches (42 cm) (plus base 2 3/4 inches (7 cm.)

Exhibited: Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Identical to The Miraculous Wedding (34) but without the Christ Child, it is possible that this figure represents an early working for the heavily veiled figure of St. Cathenne of Egypt for the Clarence Memorial.

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Bibliography

Gibson to Gilbert: British Sculpture 1840-1914. Exhibition catalogue. London: The Fine Art Society, 1992. No. 35.

Last modified 1999