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Saints Cecilia, Valerian, and Tibertius

Francesco de Mura
1696-1782

Saints Cecilia, Valerian, and Tibertius

10 15/16 x 6 5/8 inches (277 x 168 mm)
Pen and brown ink and gray wash with black chalk grid for transfer on paper.
2009.220

The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.

Summary

Saint Cecilia piously rises to heaven while her husband Valerian and his brother Tiberius, who also suffered martyrdom with her, watch. A fourth figure on the right side of the sheet is probably the Roman soldier Maximus, who also died around 230 under the Emperor Alexander Severus. The drawing is squared for transfer, indicating it is perhaps a study for a larger devotional work.

Associated names
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department