I went to the Broadway Market to do some shopping and stopped off at Corpus to take some reference photos of the clearstory windows. Since I had my high powered zoom all set up, I grabed a few extreme close-ups of some of the other windows too. St. Cecilia (above) is beautfully placed in the center of the Rose Window; the downside to this is that she almost gets lost in the very busy scene. There's an orchestra of angels, the Coronation of Mary and a great blue border around St. Cecilia. I thought I would try and isolate the saint and let her shine on her own. What suprised me about the image is how warm it is. There is the aged and blackened gold of the organ, which is complemented by the saint's radiant nimbus. The silver and gray organ pipes offset the blazing red gown the martyr is wearing. With all this hectic heat from the reds and yellows the saint's face and hands are gentle and serene. I'd say St. Cecilia looks pretty good on her own.
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