Saint Cecilia (or Music)

David d'Angers, Pierre-Jean (1788-1856)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
ca. 1836
Height:
23.8 cm  (9 3/8 in.)
Width:
18.0 cm  (7 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
graphite on pale gray modern laid paper

Description

Album page presents a sketch of a seated female figure in flowing gown, her head and left hand resting on a lyre. Behind her is an incomplete sketch of the same subject reclining.

People as subjects

St. Cecilia (Musician)

Iconclass

11HH(CECILIA)11
St. Cecilia as patroness of music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5712