St. Apollonia; St. Guillaume; St. Scholastica; St. Saturnin

Jacques Callot

National Gallery of Art

There are four oval frames in the image, each depicting a full-body figure. In the top left oval, there is a woman standing next to a man with tied hands, a calm expression, and flowing hair with a halo. They are dressed in robes and stand near a column. The top right oval shows an older man with a long beard, wearing a halo and a tunic-like garment. He is standing with one hand raised. The bottom left oval shows a woman with pleated robes and a halo, with a neutral expression, standing in front of two buildings. In the bottom right oval, a man is wearing a robe and a unique hat, holding an open book. He also has a halo. The buildings in the background give architectural context to each portrait, and the scenes are likely religious in nature.