# The Miracle of St Agnes \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [TINTORETTO, Jacopo]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary The Miracle of St Agnes \(detail\) c. 1577 Oil on canvas Madonna dell'Orto, Venice In his depiction of St Agnes, Tintoretto follows the text of the legend literally: as shown here, when the girl was dragged away to the brothel the hair on her head miraculously grew to cover her naked body, and an angel brought Agnes a radiant heavenly garment to protect her from the attacks of Licinius and his friends. ## Related artworks - [A Philosopher \(detail\)]() - [A Philosopher]() - [Allegory of Faith]() - [Allegory of Fortune \(Felicità\)]() - [Allegory of Generosity]() - [Allegory of Goodness]() - [Allegory of Happiness]() - [Allegory of the Scuola della Carità]() - [Allegory of the Scuola della Misericordia]() - [Allegory of the Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista]() - [Allegory of the Scuola di San Marco]() - [Allegory of the Scuola di San Teodoro]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()