Pink St. Agatha (M 003) Clipboard

St. Agatha is invoked against breast cancer. Here, in this detail from a famous Italian Mannerist painting, her garments have been changed from cream and aqua blue to shades of pink. Pink is the internationally recognized color symbolic of breast cancer awareness. + Adapted detail of an antique chromolithograph published between 1895 and 1907 by A. & M. B. of a painting The Martyrdom of St. Agatha, Virgin (Martirio di Sant'Agata) by Filippo Paladini (1590-1614) in the Cathedral of St. Agatha (Cattedrale di Sant'Agata or Duomo di Catania), Catania, Italy (from the designer’s private collection of religious ephemera). The original 1605 painting is located in the Chapel of St. Agatha, the fifth along the left-hand side of the cathedral's nave. + Feast: February 5 + October is breast cancer awareness month. + If you would prefer to personalize the back panel or leave it entirely blank, simply delete the image of the featured saint to reveal the solid color beneath. Feel free to change the background and text colors. The hex codes for recommended colors are: #F1D9F0, #F0CAEF, #ED9AC2, and #DB6785 (ranging from lightest pink to dark rose). Where applicable, maroon shades (#96475C or #73001F) can provide contrasting text.