St. Catherine of Boletice

As part of this collection it was transferred to the Museum of Homeland History in České Budějovice and in 1953 to the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery in Hluboká nad Vltavou.

The body of the saint is strongly S-curved and her left leg with indicated knee and an extended toe is standing on the reclining figure of Emperor Maxentius.

The tails of her cloak, clasped at the breast, are draped over both forearms, forming bowl-like folds in front and long tubular cascades at the sides.

Catherine clutches a wheel in her right hand as an attribute of her martyrdom and stands triumphantly on the tiny figure of the Emperor Maxentius, who, according to Christian legend, had her martyred.

[4][5] The execution corresponds to a later phase of the so-called Beautiful Style, characterized by stylized and richly pleated drapery and an idealized face.