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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.

Saint Cecilia and an Angel Playing the Organ

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

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