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    A young girl brutally tortured by a Roman Emperor has often been depicted by Renaissance artists and is mentioned for her courage in a certain Florentine poet's most famous work as a 'tour guide'. Who is she, what is unusual about her art 'depictions' and which nation is named for her?

    Question #73263. Asked by peasypod. (Dec 13 06 5:35 AM)


    lanfranco

    		My guess is that this is St. Lucy, who appears in the "Divine Comedy" and is often depicted with her eyes on a plate. (Though there are other forms of iconography for her.) The island nation of St. Lucia is named for her:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy

    Dec 13 06, 8:28 AM
    lanfranco

    		Here's a version that I've always found amusing:


    http://www.abcgallery.com/I/italy/cossa16.html

    Dec 13 06, 8:32 AM
    peasypod

    		Certainly is, and December 13 is her special day, how coincidentally appropriate of me.

    Dec 13 06, 3:50 PM

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