Saint Cecilia
Series TitleVirgins as examples of Chastity
Artist
Heironymus Wierix
(German, 1553 - 1619)
Date16th century
MediumEngraving on paper
DimensionsImage: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (6.99 x 4.45 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches (16.84 x 13.03 cm)
Mat: 10 x 9 inches (25.4 x 22.86 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches (16.84 x 13.03 cm)
Mat: 10 x 9 inches (25.4 x 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert L. Bloch
Object number2007.50.4
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionBlack and white print with female figure kneeling, hands in prayer, haloed second figure behind to the left, third figure at right entering doorway. Pipes of organ visible in background. SE Castigans printed across top margin, S. CECILIA beneath in lower margin.Exhibition History[No known exhibitions at this time]
Unknown;
Purchased from Fleming, Bruges, Belgium;
Robert L. Bloch (b. 1952), Shawnee Mission, KS, by December 17, 2007;
Given by Robert L. Bloch to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2007.[No known references at this time]
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