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

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. circa
Peter & Renate Nahum 1978 - Present