Saint Agnes

St. Agnes of Rome is a virgin martyr who was killed in 304. She is one of seven women who, along with the Blessed Virgin, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino, or il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from the region of Emilia, and active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner is in contrast to the classical equilibrium of his later works.