Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 223
and the artist has contrived to convey by its position, though not offensively, that it is separated from the body. A gold circlet is round the neck, to conceal the place of decollation (?). It is the statue of a lady, perfect in form, and affecting from the resemblance to reality in the drapery of… … I4G Statue of St. Cecilia, in her Church at Rome It must be remembered that Cecilia did not suffer decollation ; that her head was not separated from the body; and the gold band is to conceal the wound in the neck : otherwise, this description of the statue agrees exactly with the description which…
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