. Sacred and legendary art . book, from which she sings, accompanying herself on the the Borghese picture^she wears a magnificentjewelled turban, and islistening with an en-tranced expression to thesong of invisible , in expression,Lord Lansdownes Do-menichino [LansdowneHouse, London] excelsall the rest; and hereSt. Cecilia combines thetwo characters of Chris-tian martyr and patron-ess of music. Her tunicis of a deep red withwhite sleeves, and onher head she wears akind of white turban,which, in the artlessdisposition of its folds,recalls the linen head-dress in which her bod
. Sacred and legendary art . book, from which she sings, accompanying herself on the the Borghese picture^she wears a magnificentjewelled turban, and islistening with an en-tranced expression to thesong of invisible , in expression,Lord Lansdownes Do-menichino [LansdowneHouse, London] excelsall the rest; and hereSt. Cecilia combines thetwo characters of Chris-tian martyr and patron-ess of music. Her tunicis of a deep red withwhite sleeves, and onher head she wears akind of white turban,which, in the artlessdisposition of its folds,recalls the linen head-dress in which her bodywas found, and no doubtwas intended to imitate it. She holds the viol gracefully, andyou almost hear the tender tones she draws from it; she looksup to heaven; her expression is not ecstatic, as of one listening 1 It was in the collection of Mr. Wells of Red-leaf, and there is a fine engravingby Sharp. [It was sold by Mr. Wells in 1848; vide Redfords Sales, vol. ii.^. 229.] 2 [The picture usually known as the Cumean Sibyl.]. St. Cecilia and St. Catherine (Campi) 582 THE LATIN MARTYRS to the angels, but devout, tender, melancholy — as one whoanticipated her fate, and was resigned to it; she is listening toher own song, and her song is, ^ Thy will be done! I might cite many other beautiful examples of St. Ceciliaexhibited as patroness of music, but the subject is one whichneeds no interpretation. It is a frequent and appropriatedecoration on the doors of organs. I remember an organ onthe inner doors of which were painted, on one side St. Gregoryteaching the choristers, on the other St. Cecilia singing withthe angels. She is very seldom represented in devotional pictures as thevirgin martyr only; but I remember one striking example; itis in a picture by Giulio Procaccino. She leans back, dying,in the arms of an angel; her hands bound, her hair dishev-elled ; the countenance raised to heaven, full of tender enthu-siastic faith: one angel draws the weapon from her breast;another,
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