Dorothea was a Christian saint and martyr. She was condemned to death during the persecutions because she refused to make sacrifices to the gods. On the road to martyrdom, she met a man called Theophilus, who ironically asked her: "Bride of Christ, send me some apples and roses from your husband's garden." Dorothea accepted and, before the beheading, during a prayer, a child brought her three roses and three apples and she told her to take them to Theophilus, who, seeing the miracle, converted to Christianity.
 
Ink on paper. Part of the "Saints" series.
Size: 21 x 29,7 cm