ITALIE, fin du XIXème siècle According to Stefano MADERNO (1676-1636) Saint Cecilia. Carved alabaster. 30.2 x 13.5 cm. Scratches, chips and small splinters. Souvenir of the Grand Tour. The original sculpture, circa 1599-1600, is kept in the Church of St. Cecilia in Trastevere, a church built after the discovery of the young woman's remains in the catacombs of St. Calixtus. The sculpture reproduces the position of the found body of the martyr.