Saint Cecilia
Author:
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo 1610 - 1662)
Type:
Painting
Year:
1640
Material and technique:
oil on canvas
Size:
cm 88 x 66
Origin:
Sacchetti Collection
Inventory:
Inv. PC 186
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
In this room paintings made by artists of various geographical and cultural origins are exhibited, active in Rome during the seventeenth century. The city summoned painters from all over Italy and Europe, attracted by the prospect of success and earnings and the possibility of being able to study closely the great artistic records of the past.