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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.

Saint Cecilia with Musical Instruments Surrounded by Four Saints

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

Saints and MartyrsRome and Ancient Greecerenaissanceengravingangelsreligious printsaintsmusical instrumentsbishoporgansmarco dentemary magdalenesaint cecilia

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