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Martyrdom of St. Catherine by Lucas Cranach

Martyrdom of St. Catherine by Lucas Cranach

This is the third part of the triptych “Martyrdom of St. Catherine”. The plot of the famous Christian legend. At one time in Alexandria, the rules reigned Catherine, who wanted to become a Christian. Her wish was fulfilled: she was baptized by a hermit.

At the same time in Alexandria was the emperor Maxentius, who sought to undermine the true faith of women. He sent 50 scientists to her, but they could not shake Catherine’s devotion to Christianity. Moreover, Catherine herself was able to convince these men in the truthfulness of Christianity that these wise men themselves decided to become Christians. However, the cruel Maxentius executed them all to one. Now the Emperor ordered to make Catherine a wheel with spikes, in which she would be tortured until she renounced the faith. But the Emperor’s plan was never realized: struck by lightning and cut the hellish device into two parts.

The enraged Emperor ordered Catherine to behead. The artist portrayed this most terrible moment in the fate of a brave woman – she is about to be beheaded by the executioner behind her, but Catherine’s face is calm, she is sure of the correctness of her deed.

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