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Martyrdom of St. Cecilia, after the lost fresco (ca. 1518) by the Raphael workshop for the Villa Magliana, Rome
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Date:
early 16th century
Location:
Not on display
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Media:
Engraving
Dimensions:
23.6 x 40.5 cm (image)
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Continent:
Europe
Provenance:
Provenance:
R.E. Lewis 3/8/1973;
LL verso: M.S. Sopher (cat. 13)
Accession Number:
1985.1.463
Acquisition Date:
1985-01-01
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sopher Collection
St. Cecilia in prayer while boiled in a vat before mockers and accusers, as she is about to receive the crown of martyrdom from a hovering angel.