SARACENI, Carlo
(b. 1579, Venezia, d. 1620, Venezia)

Saint Cecilia and the Angel (detail)

c. 1610
Oil on canvas
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

The saint is tuning her lute with a delicate movement, according to the instructions of an angel next to her.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Francesco da Milano: Tre fantasie for lute