Saint Apollonia of Alexandria

A haloed woman in a long, draped robe stands upright, her head turned to the left and a palm frond held near her shoulder. Pen and brown ink with brown wash give the folds soft, layered shading against a pale ground.

Look closer: A signature and date are inscribed in the lower left corner of the sheet.

Artist

Ercole Procaccini The Younger

Date

17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1811 × 3614 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880