c. 1375-1380
Saint Cecilia of Rome and Her Husband, Valerian, Being Crowned by an Angel
Master of the Pesaro CrucifixItalian (active Venice), active late 14th century
An angel crowns Cecilia and Valerianus in their bedroom after Valerianus has converted to Christianity and agreed to respect Cecilia’s youthful vow of chastity. Although the story took place in ancient Rome, this artist set the scene in a typical fourteenth-century building of his native Venice.
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