Dispute of St. Catherine
Author:
Prospero Fontana (Bologna 1512 - 1597)
Type:
Painting
Year:
1551
Material and technique:
oil on wood panel
Size:
cm 58 x 31
Origin:
Sacchetti Collection
Inventory:
Inv. PC 101
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Rome and Bologna were the two main cities of the Papal States. Their cultural relations developed from the beginning of the sixteenth century and consolidated over time: Bolognese artists maintained a constant attention to the formal elegance of classical type, while Roman artists tried to escape from the limits of late Mannerism.
