Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lucas de la Haye, called Luca Fiammingo (Nivelles, 1612-Rome, 1682)
Saint Cecilia and two cherubs
Oil on canvas
118 x 91 cm. -Framed 129 x 102 cm.
Expertise of Prof. Emilio Negro (Bologna)
This evocative painting, which we are delighted to exhibit to you, has Saint Cecilia, the Roman noblewoman who later converted to Christianity and a very popular figure in the Baroque period as the patron saint of music, instrumentalists and singers, at the centre of the composition. She is depicted here as a splendid maiden dressed in regal robes...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings