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Engraving of a seated woman with a wreath beside an open songbook and eagle, while an angel plays a pipe organ at right.

Heilige Cecilia en een engel die het orgel bespeelt

An engraving shows a seated woman with a wreath in her hair, holding a small figure, beside a large open songbook on a stand with an eagle at its base. At right, a winged angel plays a pipe organ while another angel kneels beside it, with a standing man in the background left and Latin verses below.

Artist
Johann Sadeler (I) (mentioned on object)
Date
1560-1586
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3087 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1586.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Santa Cecilia y un ángel tocando el órgano

Un grabado muestra a una mujer sentada con una corona de flores en el cabello, sosteniendo una pequeña figura, junto a un gran libro de canto abierto sobre un atril con un águila en su base. A la derecha, un ángel alado toca un órgano de tubos mientras otro ángel se arrodilla a su lado; al fondo a la izquierda hay un hombre de pie y abajo aparecen versos en latín.

Português: Santa Cecília e um anjo tocando o órgão

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher sentada com uma coroa de flores no cabelo, segurando uma pequena figura, ao lado de um grande livro de canto aberto sobre uma estante, com uma águia em sua base. À direita, um anjo alado toca um órgão de tubos enquanto outro anjo se ajoelha ao lado; ao fundo à esquerda há um homem em pé e, abaixo, versos em latim.

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