A half-length portrait of a woman, turned sideways to face the left edge of the painting, wearing an aubergine-colored gown, olive-green cloak, and gold scarf. Her red hair is pulled back from her forehead. Her elbows are bent so that her hands are in front of her chest. In her right hand she grasps a long thin martyr's palm. In her left she holds the base of a small tazza on which sit two human eyes, which are one of St. Lucy's attributes.
#SaintLucy, between 1636 & 1638, by #ArtemisiaGentileschi (Italian, 1593-1652/3?). Private collection; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastofStLucy #StLucyFeastDay