© National Galleries of Scotland
Portrait of a Young Woman as St Agatha
Giovanni Cariani
- Art Funded
- 1990
- Dimensions
- 69 x 58 cm
- Vendor
- Colnaghi
St.
Agatha was a third century Sicilian saint who, according to legend, rejected the love of the Roman Governor and was thrown into a brothel where she endured various tortures, including the removal of her breasts.
Provenance
Colnaghi.