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Description: | Saint Agnes is represented half-length. She appears with her emblem of a lamb, and she wears a pale blue robe and flowers in her hair. According to the Golden Legend, Saint Agnes was a young Roman virgin who decided to dedicate herself to God and not to marry. She became the patron saint of young girls and she is often depicted with the sword that alludes to her martyrdom, and with a lamb, whose Latin name agnus recalls the name Agnes. | Subjects: | religion (St Agnes) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Italian School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8939... | Go to resource |
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