Maestà (detail)
by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna, Tempera on wood
This detail shows St Agnes on the right side of the Maestà. The saint is wearing a circular medallion depicting a lamb and a crucifix banner as symbols of Christ. This is a reference to St Agnes’s wish to be married to the Saviour. Apart from that, the lamb (Lat. ‘agnus’) alludes to her name.