tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post5367113249138810914..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: The Holy BuskerKirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-63670184183626709612017-07-16T14:01:18.779+01:002017-07-16T14:01:18.779+01:00Sorry to be so late with this. But now I know abou...Sorry to be so late with this. But now I know about St Cecilia. I was just really interested because I fell in love with Charles Gounod's St Cecilia Mass. For the paintings I like the Frampton best. Thanks. William RoseWilliam Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413386229678622672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-11047480638120165842016-11-08T12:35:54.601+00:002016-11-08T12:35:54.601+00:00I wonder why she is so often depicted near the sea...I wonder why she is so often depicted near the sea - I know that Rome is a little way inland from the coast, but many of the paintings have her depicted somewhere on a hill overlooking the sea, with ships present. Is this something of Christian iconography, a specific symbolism? The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-18903899686639522142016-05-07T14:29:48.984+01:002016-05-07T14:29:48.984+01:00Dear Kirsty
You hum it, she'll play it! It wa...Dear Kirsty<br />You hum it, she'll play it! It was lovely to see all the gorgeous Cecilias together. <br />Altogether now, 'My old man said follow the van...' No? OK then.<br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-58083250119638334782016-05-07T10:04:24.577+01:002016-05-07T10:04:24.577+01:00An interesting post. The popularity of icons like ...An interesting post. The popularity of icons like St. Cecilia in Victorian art/society ties in beautifully with your observation in your last point that women were becoming vocal in clamouring for equal rights and makes total sense.Horushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286711154276098549noreply@blogger.com