Heritage Malta
Heritage Malta
February 21, 2025 at 06:14 AM
🇬🇧🧐 Who is this enigmatic figure? 🪑For centuries, this image – known as ‘The Seated Figure’ and located in the main tomb complex at St Paul’s Catacombs – has sparked curiosity and debate. In the 1800s, Gatt Said put forth a chilling theory: he believed this was Eutichia, a martyr who perished in flames, bound to a cippus in her own bath. 🖌️ The drawing was recently revealed again, following a conservation treatment where the biofilm covering it was removed. For those who are wondering, a biofilm is a green film of microscopic plants that grow in the environment surrounding the drawing.
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