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Description: | This young woman reading a book has a slight halo to mark her out as a saint, and a palm branch in one hand to signify her martyrdom. In William Holburne's day it was identified as the learned Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the lamb, very clumsily executed in the lower right-hand corner, suggests another virgin martyr, St Agnes. The name Agnes means 'lamb', and the lamb became a symbol of her purity and sacrifice. | Subjects: | religion (St Agnes) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Correggio (Italian painter, ca. 1489-1534) Æ Manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8668... | Go to resource |
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