St Catherine of Siena with the Crucifix and the Lily

Saint Catherine of Siena is depicted in profile, wearing a white veil and habit, with a calm, downcast expression and a single tear on her cheek. She holds a staff topped with a crucifix beside which a lily grows, set against a dark green background with a thin gold halo around her head. The painting uses soft, pale flesh tones, smooth drapery, and restrained modeling to create a quiet, devotional mood typical of Plautilla Nelli’s Florentine late-Renaissance style.