A painting of a young, pale skinned brown-haired woman wearing a pink gown over a white undergarment and a green cloak. Her arms are crossed in front of her - with her right index finger she holds a martyr's palm against her middle finger. In her left hand she holds a crucifix; her head is tilted demurely down to her right, the viewer's left to gaze at it. The dragon looks upward; his mouth is open to show sharp teeth, and his forked tongue sticks out of it. On the saint's other side, its tail reaches up in coils toward the top of the painting.
St #MargaretofAntioch, C17th, by #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (#TheodoraCaccia, Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Santuario della Beata Vergine Maria delle Grazie Curtatone; source, artherstory.net/the-ladies-o... (courtesy of Arthemisia) #artherstory #womenartists #nuntastic #FeastOfStMargaret
