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Description: The Holy Virgin surrounded by other virgin saints, from left to right, with their attributes highlighted: (leftmost) Apollina, in white, holds a tooth with a pair of pincers. (front) Ursula, in a black-and-gold robe, reads a book. An arrow is under her skirt, and another arrow at the bottom edge of the painting. (rear) Lucy, in green, holds a golden plate containing two eyeballs. (rearmost) Dorothy(?)[1] holds a crown in one hand and a bell in another. Catherine, crowned, has a ring put on her finger by the baby Jesus (in a mystic marriage) and wears a red mantle full of breaking wheels. Mary Magdalene, kneeling, wears white and holds a golden pot of ointment. Mary and the Child in the centre. Barbara holds the other hand of Jesus. There are towers on her black mantle. Agnes, in red, sitting on the ground, holds a lamb on her lap. She holds in the other hand a ring, also a symbol of the mystic marriage. Margaret, in a black hat, holds a cross and a book. (In the background) A dragon being slain by George. In Margaret's story, a dragon tried to eat her. Agatha's pincers hold up a breast. (rightmost) Cunera, in white, has a miniature cradle on her lap and holds an arrow.
Title: Latina: Virgo inter Virgines
Credit: Own work Rama
Author: Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy (circa 1435-1506/1509)
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