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Saint Clara
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Saint Clare is reading the Bible, bathed in light. Also known as 'the luminous one,' Saint Clare was a 13th-century Italian nun who devoted herself to spirituality and renounced all earthly possessions. She gained a vast following and was canonized just four days after her death. The painter Court chose not to depict her in a habit, instead inventing a medievalinspired version of her clothing and hairstyle.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe heilige Clara. c. 1838. Joseph Désiré Court. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
