Thaïs
Author: Schoonebeek, Adriaan, ca. 1660-1714
Image Title: Thaïs
Description: This etched print depicts Thaïs, the fourth-century Christian penitent and saint. She began life as a wealthy and beautiful courtesan living in the prestigious city of Alexandria but later inquired into Christianity and subsequently converted and lived with the nuns of the Egyptian desert until she died fifteen days later.
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