Today is the feast of Queen Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Great Martyr, patron saint of philosophers. My favorite painting of St. Catherine, usually attributed to the Mannerist painter Barbara Longhi (1552-1638); it is often thought to be an idealized self-portrait:
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