https://european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/files/original/56af31978fb31308130eca4b74ab48c5.jpg 512b02bd6e062883cccc223424712873 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Saint Agatha Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of a Lady with the Attributes of Saint Agatha Description An account of the resource The lady in the picture is shown with the attributes of Saint Agatha, the third-century Sicilian martyr who was reported to have been tortured for rejecting the marriage proposal of the Roman governor. A dish with Agatha’s severed breasts and the pliers used to remove them are depicted on the right. However, technical examination of the painting has shown that the breasts, pliers, martyr’s palm and halo are later additions, suggesting that the work was originally a portrait, although the sitter remains unidentified. The letter ‘F’ before the name ‘Sebastianus’ in the signature shows that this work was painted in or after the year 1531, when Sebastiano del Piombo (‘Sebastiano of the Seal’) became the bearer of the papal seal and adopted the honorific title associated with that role: frate (friar). The painting of the lady’s dress and hair are well preserved although the flesh areas are now damaged and have a greyish appearance. oil on canvas 92.4 × 75.3 cm Signed Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sebastiano del Piombo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource early 1530s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NGA, London https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/sebastiano-del-piombo-portrait-of-a-lady-with-the-attributes-of-saint-agatha The Reverend William Holwell Carr Holwell Carr Bequest, 1831 https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/people/the-reverend-william-holwell-carr breasts female subject pincers pliers portrait saint agatha tools