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Mystic Marriage Of Saint Catherine (Moretto)
''Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine'' is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, executed ''c.'' 1543, on display on a side altar in the Church of San Clemente, Brescia, San Clemente in Brescia. In the upper register are Catherine of Alexandria, the Madonna and Child and Catherine of Siena, whilst below are Paul of Tarsus, Paul and Saint Jerome, Jerome. Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, ''Alessandro Bonvicino – Il Moretto da Brescia'', Editrice La Scuola, Brescia 1988, p.386 References {{16C-painting-stub 1543 paintings Paintings by Moretto da Brescia Paintings in Brescia Paintings of the mystical marriage of Saint Catherine, Moretto Paintings of Paul the Apostle Paintings of Jerome Paintings of Catherine of Siena Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Moretto da Brescia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sposalizio Mistico Di Santa Caterina D'Alessandria Con I Santi Caterina Da Siena, Paolo E Girolamo
:''The painting which inspired this piece of music is also sometimes called the Sposalizio; for it, see Sposalizio (painting).'' Sposalizio is the title of the first piece in Franz Liszt's ''Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année de Pèlerinage: Italie'' (Second Year of Pilgrimage: Italy), published in 1858. The composition starts out with a simple pentatonic melody, which transforms itself into a complex musical architecture. The melody then transforms itself into a type of wedding march, which continually embellishes itself to lead up to the grand climax, which contains crashing octaves into a loud finish. The composition ends quietly. Franz Liszt composed Sposalizio, which translates into "Marriage", from Italian, after being inspired from Raphael's painting ''The Marriage of the Virgin (Raphael), The Marriage of the Virgin''. This was quite common for much of the works contained in his Années de Pèlerinage. Although the fast octaves can be somewhat challenging, the piece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |