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Roger the Mole
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Roger the Mole asked in Arts & HumanitiesVisual ArtsPainting · 1 decade ago

identifying saints?

When the Old Masters painted pictures of saints they usually included something that would help identify the particular saint shown. St. Lucy has eyes on a plate. St. Catherine of Alexandria has a wheel.

So what do art historians call these identifying markers in general? Are they "attributes" or something else?

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  • Pistol Knight
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    1 decade ago
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    By George! You've got it.! Yes! You've really got it! Attributes is perfect.

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