Black-and-white photograph of a standing female saint in a dark dress and pale mantle, holding a small object in her left.

Saint Lucy

A standing young woman in a dark bodice with a pale, draped gown and mantle fills the tall panel against a black ground. She holds a small object up in one hand and a pale palm-like stem in the other, while her gaze meets the viewer directly. The image is a monochrome reproduction of a painted panel.

Look closer: A small pale object, likely a palm frond or stem, is held in the lower right hand near the waist.

Artist: Francesco Zaganelli (Francesco di Bosio)
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Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2611 × 3555 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1532).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915

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