Rose window
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Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches. The windows are divided into segments by stone mulli
Exterior of the rose at Strasbourg Cathedral, France
Interior of the rose at Strasbourg Cathedral
Architectural drawing of the rose window of Strasbourg Cathedral
Oculus – Florence Cathedral
Catherine of Alexandria
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Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. Acco
Rose window
…of a highly complex design, which can be seen to bear similarity to a multi-petalled rose. Rose windows are also called "Catherine windows" after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who was sentenced to be executed on a spiked breaking wheel. A circular window without tracery such as are found in many Italian churches, is referred…
Caravaggio, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1598–99, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Icon of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, with scenes from her martyrdom
Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Artemisia Gentileschi, c. 1619
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherina by Anthony van Dyck, 1618-20.