Saint Cecilia

Unknown (Italian)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

late 16th century

Technique / Medium:

oil on copper

Place of creation:

Lombardia (Italia)

Description

Portrait of Saint Cecilia with her right hand holding a palm branch, her left hand resting on the keyboard of a positive organ (six pipes visible); two angels above her play musical instruments (violin and harp)

People as subjects

St. Cecilia (Musician)

Iconclass

11HH(CECILIA)11
St. Cecilia as patroness of music
48C7311
violin, fiddle
48C7322
harp

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Positive organ [2268]
Violin [3573]
Harp [3285]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5655