An engraved depiction of a haloed woman kneeling on one knee between two men - on a soldier, the other wielding the instrument of her torture. He is apparently about to remove one of her breasts, which is bared.
The martyrdom of #SaintAgatha, 1577, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Ippolito Costa. Held at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/i... #artherstory #womenartists #StAgatha #FeastofStAgatha