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Dark brown bronze statue of a draped woman with her hand on her chest, gazing upward, with a small lamb at her feet on a rectangular base.

Saint Agnes

A bronze statue of a standing woman in flowing drapery presses her right hand to her chest and gazes upward, her dark brown patina catching light across the folds of her gown. At her feet a small lamb rests on a rectangular base, a symbol traditionally linked with Saint Agnes, the figure the museum identifies this sculpture as.

Artist
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Date
early 18th century
Medium
Bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2988 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
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, Purchase, Bequest of Vivian W. Lehman, 1978

Español: Santa Inés, estatua de bronce

Una estatua de bronce de una mujer de pie, con amplios drapeados, presiona la mano derecha contra el pecho y mira hacia arriba, con una pátina marrón oscura que capta la luz en los pliegues. A sus pies, un cordero pequeño descansa sobre una base rectangular, animal tradicionalmente asociado con santa Inés, nombre que el museo da a esta escultura.

Português: Santa Inês, estátua de bronze

Uma estátua de bronze de uma mulher em pé, com vestes fluidas, pressiona a mão direita contra o peito e olha para cima, com patina castanho-escura que realça as dobras. Aos seus pés, um pequeno cordeiro repousa sobre uma base retangular, animal tradicionalmente associado a Santa Inês, nome dado pelo museu a esta escultura.

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