The Oratory of S. Cecilia can be located along the portico on the side of the church of S. Giacomo Maggiore. It originates from an old Romanic church commissioned by Giovanni II of Bentivoglio, lord of Bologna but made smaller and completely frescoed preserving paintings of the Bolognese Renaissance. The early 16th Century paintings, in ten panels, depict the life of St. Cecily’s life and were begun by the most prestigious artists of the Bentivoglio court, such as Francesco Francia, Lorenzo Costa and Amico Aspertini and cover the right and left walls at the oratory entrance.
