The depictions of a totally nude martyr-saint can be found only in studies, or drawings, or rarely in graphic prints. Nonetheless, unusual care and or detail is lavished by most artists as is seen in the treatment of the covering drape. In many cases, the details or manners in which the coverings are tied seems to suggest or refer to the male genitalia. In other depictions, the knot is beyond reason and stretches one's credulity. Only in the fewest of depictions does the drape totally obscure the genitals and/or their underlying form. Almost without exception, the handling of the obscuring drape focuses attention on the saint's groin. There are a number of cover variations by which this is accomplished and may be observed:

1) a tailored undergarment--e.g., Antonello da Messina (1476) (See: Figure 132) indicates a tight fitting, almost tailored undergarment in which the general mass of the genitals are hinted at and nearly identical to Jacometto Veneziano (1475) (See: Figure 133) representation; or Piero della Francesca (a. 1444) (See: Figure 118) which displays what might be described as a "tighty whitey" brief, among others,