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Engraving of a haloed woman holding a small organ, surrounded by four saints, with angels playing instruments in clouds above and instruments scattered below.

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An engraving shows a central female saint holding a portable organ with pipes, flanked by a bishop with mitre and book, a woman with flowing hair, a haloed figure with a staff, and a bearded man with a sword. Angels with musical instruments fill the clouds above; scattered instruments lie at the bottom.

Artist
attributed to Marco Dente
Date
1515-1527
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2484 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1527.
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 con instrumentos musicales rodeada de cuatro santos

Un grabado muestra a una santa central que sostiene un pequeño órgano con tubos, acompañada por un obispo con mitra y libro, una mujer de cabello suelto, una figura con aureola y bastón, y un hombre barbado con espada. Ángeles con instrumentos musicales llenan las nubes superiores; instrumentos dispersos yacen abajo.

Português: Santa Cecília com instrumentos musicais cercada por quatro santos

Uma gravura mostra uma santa central segurando um pequeno órgão de tubos, ladeada por um bispo com mitra e livro, uma mulher de cabelos soltos, uma figura com auréola e bastão, e um homem barbado com espada. Anjos com instrumentos musicais preenchem as nuvens acima; instrumentos espalhados jazem embaixo.

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