Ciborium (detail)
by ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO, Marble
Alluding to the source of St Cecilia’s inspiration, the spandrels of each side of the archivolts show the four evangelists and two prophets, while her purity and sagacity is underlined by the presence of two of the Wise Virgins. In the flatter gables above, the flying angels of the earlier ciborium have been replaced by more solid kneeling angels.