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Description: | The subject of this painting derives from the legend of Saint Cecilia, as narrated by Jacobus de Voragine and Antonio Bosius. The Roman noblewoman Cecilia marries the pagan Valerian, whom she persuades to respect her betrothal to God. Valerian's baptism by bishop Urban is represented in the background, with Rome seen in distance. After returning to Cecilia as a Christian, an angel crowns the couple with roses and lilies. The palms refer to their martyrdom. The organ depicted on the left became Cecilia's traditional attribute since the fifteenth century. Costumes and hairstyles suggest a date in the late seventeenth century. | Subjects: | religion (St Cecelia) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Flemish School Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Dutch School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8935... | Go to resource |
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