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Giovanni di Paolo

The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena

Tempera and gold on wood
28.9 × 22.2 cm (11.4 × 8.7 in)

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● On view now — Gallery 956

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified July 2026

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