# St Cecilia [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HOYAU, Charles]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Terracotta ## Commentary The statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ was commissioned from Charles Hoyau in 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved to the Chapelle Saint-Pierre \(St Peter's Chapel\) in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans \(Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans\). The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002. The saint's earlobes are pierced, and would originally have had earrings. ## Related artworks - [St Cecilia]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()