https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/files/original/Dana_s_Collection/Portrait_of_Caterina_Cornaro_as_Saint_Catherine_of_Alexandria/Portrait_of_Caterina_Coronaro_1542_uffizi_florence_Titian.jpg 0aa3f839a53697e3d9579293390e3da5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dana's Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of Caterina Cornaro as Saint Catherine of Alexandria Subject The topic of the resource Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Titian (Workshop) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <ul> <li>Agostino, Grazia et. al. Tiziano nelle Gallerie fiorentine. Florence: Centro Di, 1978. </li> <li>Ciatti, Marco and Magnolia Scudieri, ed. Firenze: Arte del Rinascimento e restauro. Tokyo: NHK Enterprises, 1991.</li> <li>Hurlburt, Holly. Daughter of Venice: Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus and Woman of the Renaissance. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015.</li> </ul> Image Source: Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/inv1890/scheda.asp?position=1&ninv=909&suffisso= Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. late 16th C. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dana Hogan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 72.0 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy Description An account of the resource Standing tall and regal in a three-quarter pose, Caterina gazes sideways at the viewer with composure, her lips pursed and hands clasped together in front of her. Her lavishly-robed figure fills the frame, positioned against a sober black background and three-quarter view typical of state portraits of the time. The fabrics of her costume include shining satins and silks embroidered with gold, dotted with lines of pearls that echo the larger pearls in her crown and headdress. This costume communicates not only her wealth, power, and nobility, but also her access to luxury goods beyond those produced in Venice. Her crown and headdress are not Italianate, but rather allude to her dual identity as Venetian by birth and Queen of Cyprus by marriage. The wooden wheel behind her with iron spikes is symbolic of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a princess and a scholar who was martyred by the spiked wheel. The association with this saint communicates Caterina’s knowledge, queenly standing, and Christian virtue (compare to <a href="https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/exhibits/show/womenofvenice/item/25">Cameria as Saint Catherine</a>).