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Sacred and legendary art (1891)

Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 232

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505 ST. CECILIA. … But, in expression, Lord Lansdowne's Domenichino excels all the rest ; and here St. Cecilia combines the two characters of Christian ruartyr and patroness of music. Her tunic is of a deep red with white sleeves, and on her head she wears a kind of white turban, which, in the artless disposition of…

Christian art and symbolism · Christian saints in art

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