The Bellomo Palace Transfiguration: Detail, St. Agatha
As usual, the saint is portrayed with her severed breasts on a platter. Blond hair is also common in her portraits, although it is usually not so long. It is much less usual for her to have a crown. The palm branch refers to her martyrdom.
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Photographed at the Bellomo Palace by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.