Guess Saint: Quiz on attributes in art

From the early Christian art in 2nd century, artists have used solid, tangible objects as stand-ins for what is hard to show in a painting - ideas, passions, senses. Symbols were also used to tell a whole story for a character. Christian Saints are a remarkable example of this symbolism as they had to be recognized by the illiterate. Some of the greatest paintings in museums today tell stories through symbols and attributes of depicted figures. This app is a quiz based on this iconography. Given the painting, try to guess which Saint was depicted based on which attributes you see. Additionally Guess Saint includes a collection of saints and their attributes. The app is completely free, there are no advertisements. - Learn to recognize hidden stories in paintings of different eras. - Compare styles of Raphael, El Greco, Rembrandt, Caravaggio in depicting the same canonical figures. - Study the attributes, figures and stories behind everyday objects in art such as book, chalice, saw etc. - Test your knowledge with paintings from museums around the world. List of Saints: Andrew the Apostle, Balthazar (Magus), Bartholomew the Apostle, Caspar (Magus), James the Less, John the Apostle, John the Baptist, Judas Iscariot, Jude the Apostle, Luke the Evangelist, Mark the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of Jesus, Matthew the Apostle, Melchior (Magus), Paul the Apostle, Philip the Apostle, Pope Clement I, Saint Agatha, Saint Agnes, Saint James the Great, Saint Joseph, Saint Matthias, Saint Peter, Simon the Zealot, Thomas the Apostle.