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A 17th century polychrome terracotta figure of Saint Cecilia after the marble by Stefano Maderno in the church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome (1599–1600)
1650 circa
Polychrome glazes on terracotta
Dimensions: 5.50 cm x 22.50 cm x 8.00 cm
Diameter: 0.00 cms

This small polychrome glazed terracotta is after Stefano Maderno’s recumbent white marble figure of the dead St Cecilia, which is in the church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome (1599–1600).


Robert Von Hirsch Collection, to 1978; sold to:
Peter Nahum

Owner Dates Owned Further Info. and Accession no. circa
Robert Von Hirsch 1977
Sotheby's London 1978-1978 Robert von Hirsch auction June 1978
Peter & Renate Nahum 1978 - Present