Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Prison, ca. 1580?85, Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 33 in. (116. 2 x 83. 8 cm), Paintings, Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, Verona 1528?1588 Venice), The Roman Emperor Maxentius condemned Saint Catherine, a fourth-century princess of Alexandria who had attempted to convince him of the validity of Christianity, to twelve days of starvation in prison