# St Cecilia

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ROMANELLI, Giovanni Francesco](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/romanelli-giovanni-francesco-r4d4967c67c8f95>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas,

## Commentary

St Cecilia is a Christian saint and virgin martyr believed to have lived in the 2nd or 3rd century. She is the patron saint of music, her attribute being the organ \(often the portative type\). She is often represented as personification of music with various musical instruments. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 3 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/frescobaldi\_ricercar.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Girolamo Frescobaldi: Ricercar No. 8&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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- [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/romanelli-giovanni-francesco-r4d4967c67c8f95/ceiling-decoration-detail-rabf0685760dbc0>)
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- [St Cecilia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/romanelli-giovanni-francesco-r4d4967c67c8f95/st-cecilia-r17f278eab712b6>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)