Filiger didn't care about the champagne. He lived like a hermit. Saint Cecilia. Small, gold. No human flesh. Just pure, ancient geometry like Byzantine icons. A quiet rebel, his work still glowed.
#CharlesFiliger, #SaintCecilia, #SymbolistArt, #ArtHistory
![A drawing of a woman from about the waist up, contained in a pale colored circle of paper. She has a halo and flowers in her hair. Her hands are in front of her; the left hand is slightly above the right, and holds a martyr's palm. The description in the book informs the reader that it is a drawing of, “Thomas Ball’s wife Ellen Louisa Wild in the guise of Saint Cecilia, in three-quarter view from the waist up; she holds the palm of martyrdom and wears a floral wreath, a simple halo around her head and a view of a landscape with a church and belltower behind her. In her usual style, Fanny [Francesca Alexander, the artist] only outlined the body but focused attention on her sitter’s head with precisely rendered eyelashes, hair and wreath.”The circular artwork is mounted on a darker brown vertical rectangle of paper, on which appears two lines of handwritten text. The top line is "Santa Cecilia Martire"; the text of the 2nd line is not entirely legible.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6ptxeoq2bfatck3ca6ssid3r/bafkreicszwgpcmdlm7dky7osnutwpwcixqbm4adbkxgr34i6njuu46q7vi)
A drawing of a woman from about the waist up, contained in a pale colored circle of paper. She has a halo and flowers in her hair. Her hands are in front of her; the left hand is slightly above the right, and holds a martyr's palm. The description in the book informs the reader that it is a drawing of, “Thomas Ball’s wife Ellen Louisa Wild in the guise of Saint Cecilia, in three-quarter view from the waist up; she holds the palm of martyrdom and wears a floral wreath, a simple halo around her head and a view of a landscape with a church and belltower behind her. In her usual style, Fanny [Francesca Alexander, the artist] only outlined the body but focused attention on her sitter’s head with precisely rendered eyelashes, hair and wreath.”The circular artwork is mounted on a darker brown vertical rectangle of paper, on which appears two lines of handwritten text. The top line is "Santa Cecilia Martire"; the text of the 2nd line is not entirely legible.
#SaintCecilia, 1854, by #FrancescaAlexander (American, 1837-1917). @wellesley.edu Special Collections; reproduced in "The Art and Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917," by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio,
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#artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStCecilia #StCecilia
A manuscript illumination of a haloed female figure within an initial letter V. She wears a sea-green gown and a rust-colored cloak. Her left elbow is bent so that her forearm is in front of her; in her left hand she holds a blue book. Her right elbow is bent so that her forearm is held upward, parallel to her body; in her right hand she holds a martyr's palm. The letter V, decorated with leaves, is contained within a square with a background of gold paint.
#StCecilia with Book and Palm Frond within an initial letter V, c. 1513, by #EufrasiaBurlamacchi (Italian, c.1482-1548). From “Eufrasia Burlamacchi,” by Loretta Vandi, www.lundhumphries.com/products/euf... #nuntastic #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStCecilia #SaintCecilia
Music and song in the liturgical setting are a form of prayer, which draw us into the beauty that lifts us up to God and unites our hearts in praise. May #SaintCecilia, patroness of music and musicians, whose memorial we celebrate today, sustain the mission of choirs and choral groups.
🎵A family of musicians took shelter for the night
In the little harbor church of #SaintCecilia
Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine
Rose of Jericho and Bougainvillea🎶
Today, on this Memorial of Saint Cecilia, we honor the virgin martyr whose life sang with love for Christ. Her courage and purity show the beauty of a heart ready for God. May her intercession guide us in faith. #jesus #jesuschrist #catholicchurch #catholic #stcecilia #saintcecilia
🎶#OTD in #Music #History 22 November 1683, #HenryPurcell’s “Welcome to all the pleasures, Z. 339” had its first performance in London. Commissioned by "The Musical Society", #Purcell wrote it in honour of #SaintCecilia, the patron saint of music.
▶️ youtu.be/EFE9UpRaGkM?si…
“Saint Cecilia” (circa 1626). By Simon Vouet, from the collection of the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vouet,_Simon_-_Saint_Cecilia_-_c._1626.jpg).
For some Christian churches, today, 22 November 2025 is the feast day of #SaintCecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The term “pull out all the stops” alludes to the pulling out of all the stops of a pipe organ, thus causing it to play as loud as possible.
Still at St. Cecilia in Trastevere: Below the sculpture of Cecilia (8/11/25 post) lie two Roman era houses (maybe Cecilia's) and this 1900 chapel next to a 9th-c. crypt with remains of Cecilia and others (martyrs and popes.) #photography #travel #tourism #rome #trastevere #saintcecilia #architecture
IN HONOREM CAECILLIAE - Named for a 1675 composition by Marc-Antoine Charpentier in honor of Saint Cecilia, the patroness of musicians. The back bears the image of St Cecilia and the Angels from the Ghent Altarpiece by Jan Van Eyck. #handmade #artisanjewelry #saintcecilia #musicians #music
GAETANO GANDOLFI - "Saint Cecilia." I love that the angel is holding music for her to play.
#rococo #rococostyle #easter #spiritualthemedart #gaetanocangolfi #saintcecilia #angel #music
i made a Lady Saint Cecilia Drawing... she is cute!!!💕(remember this Wholesome Christian Anime from 2023, i enjoyed watching it. i hope it cleansed my soul)
✝️Happy Easter Sunday!!!✝️
#Fanart #Cute #セシリア
#HappyEasterSunday #HappyEaster
#白聖女と黒牧師 #SaintCecilia
#ShiroSeijoToKuroBokushi
Cover Reveal!
My new book The Sculptor and the Saint will be released in late March.
#newbookalert #historicalfiction #saintcecilia
Happy Feast of Saint Cecilia: Patron Saint of Music 🎻
#SaintCecilia #PatronOfMusicians #FeastDay
(credit: SaintlyCo @ Etsy)
November 22nd is the feast day of #SaintCecilia, patron saint of #music and #musicians. Born to a noble Roman family in 2nd century AD, she sang to God as she died a martyr’s death. Today, Saint Cecilia is often commemorated in paintings & stained glass windows as sitting at (or carrying) an organ.
I do think he's great, but it's not something I usually do twice in one day...or even in one month.
It's mainly a function of his writing two (?) fabulous songs that were at list partally inspired by #SaintCecilia 😃
Enjoy my feast day!
#SaintCecilia, also spelled #Cecelia, was a #Roman Christian virgin #martyr, who is venerated in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden
Born: 180 AD, #Rome, Italy
Died: November 22, 230 AD (age 50 years), #Sicily, #Italy
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"Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum."
"Without Music, Life would be a Mistake."
- Friedrich Nietzsche,
Götzen-Dämmerung / Twilight of the Idols
#ambientsky #musicsky #saintcecilia ✨🍎
Dziga Vertov - "Man with a Movie Camera"
soundtrack by Biosphere www.biosphere.no
youtu.be/iIguRl-1EvY?...
Painting showing St. Cecilia gazing toward heaven while holding her portative organ upside down.
It's the feast day of #SaintCecilia, the patron saint of music. But she's holding her organetto upside down! I play one of those, and I can tell you, if those soft lead pipes splat on the ground, the instrument is never going to sound the same. Look, they're already slipping out...
A chalk-on-paper depiction of a majestic Cecilia in a long gown, the patron saint of music, playing the organ. The saint is attended by two angels who take an active music-making role. The angel on the left sings along attentively and the winged boy on the right operates the bellows.
#SaintCecilia with Two Angels, c. 1660/61, by #GesinaTerBorch (Dutch, 1631-1690). Held by Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collectio... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStCecilia #StCeciliaFeastDay
Today, we honor Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, musicians, and singers. May her life remind us that faith, courage, and devotion transform even trials into a hymn of praise. Let your life be a melody of love for Christ, shining brightly for the world to see. #jesus #catholic #saintcecilia
My daughter’s partner is a Secondary School music teacher and I always send her a message on Saint Cecilia’s day. I suspect she needs all the celestial help she can get. #SaintCecilia
🎶#OTD in #Music #History 22 November 1683, #HenryPurcell’s “Welcome to all the pleasures, Z. 339” had its first performance in London. Commissioned by "The Musical Society," #Purcell wrote it in honour of #SaintCecilia, the patron saint of music.
▶️ youtu.be/EFE9UpRaGkM?si…
#SaintCecilia with an Angel, c. 1630-40, by #DianaDiRosa (Italian, 1602–1643). Held by / on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, collections.mfa.org/objects/7045...; source, www.latribunedelart.com/boston-buys-... #FeastOfStCecilia #StCeciliaFeastDay #womenartists #artherstory
