This image shows a woman standing upright, facing the viewer. She has long wavy hair and is dressed in a robe with intricate patterns in red and gold over a green garment. She wears a golden crown and holds a white feather in her right hand and supports a small tower on an open book in her left hand. The background features ornamental design and the painting is in a decorative wooden frame. Above her head is an inscription that reads "SANTA BARBA."
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Saint Barbara

painter Portuguese 15th Century

c. 1475/1500

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall size: 222 x 286.6 cm (87 3/8 x 112 13/16 in.) ; overall (Saint Dionysius, painted surface): 151.5 x 54.5 cm (59 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.) ; overall (Saint Dionysius, painted surface and frame): 221 x 71.1 cm (87 x 28 in.) ; overall…
Culture
Portuguese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Timken Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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