Lady Elizabeth Cromwell as Saint Cecilia

Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1703

Height:

69.4 cm  (27 5/16 in.)

Width:

50.6 cm  (19 15/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil

Description

A woman is shown, playing an organ, in a beam of light, surrounded by clouds and putti.

People as subjects

Cromwell, Elizabeth (Musician)

Iconclass

48CC7523
one person playing keyboard instrument - CC - out of doors
11HH(CECILIA)
the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies
11G
angels

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Organ [2266]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. "Men, women, and music at home: The influence of cultural values on musical life in eighteenth-century England", Imago Musicae 2 (1985) 51-133, fig. 51. RILM 1985-6899.

RIdIM record id

10876