Religious Painting

Magnificent oil painting on wood of Saint Agnes. The medium-sized painting (33 cm high by 25 cm wide) represents the Saint with a benevolent attitude carrying a palm branch and a lamb. Both loaded with religious meaning, on the one hand the palm which indicates a sacrifice or a martyrdom and the lamb as a representation of Jesus. Regardless, this saint is depicted more as a lady of the time with a rich yellow and blue silk dress, as well as a pearl necklace and decorations in her hair. This is a very sweet representation of a religious painting which was surely created using a rich lady of the time as a model. The board was restored and splinted, as over time the wood had suffered damage from temperature changes.