1769
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Saint Catherine d'Alexandrie) is a 1769 ink by Jean Honoré Fragonard, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a woman holding a wheel with a smaller figure leaning on it. Both look upward, as if waiting for something. The woman wears flowing robes, and the background has swirling clouds or smoke. The wheel is a symbol tied to Saint Catherine’s story—she was forced to turn one to death. The artist used fine lines to show light on their faces and fabric. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and needles.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard was born on 5 April 1732 in Grasse, the son of a glover, and moved with his family to Paris in 1738.
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