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Tiburtine Sibyl and the Emperor Augustus
Tiburtine Sibyl and the Emperor Augustus

Tiburtine Sibyl and the Emperor Augustus

Artist (Italian, 1510 - 1550)
Datec. 1527-31
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut in brown and black
DimensionsSheet (trimmed margins): 13 9/16 x 10 1/2 in. (34.5 x 26.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureItalian
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 7 (XII.90)
Object numberPC2014.14.62
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionThe Roman Emperor Augustus walks in from the right, meeting the Tiburtine Sibyl on the Capitoline Hill. The Tiburtine Sibyl points towards an apparition of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child in the sky above them. The scene is surrounded by classical columns and architecture.

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