The Cumaean Sibyl

probably 1517

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

The image shows a seated woman holding a scroll, looking upward. She is surrounded by cherubic figures and an angel. The scene is set in an architectural backdrop with columns and arches, showcasing a cityscape in the background. A large urn-like object with an engraved name is on the floor beside her.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.2 × 13.7 cm (7 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 8, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1947; gift to NGA, 1947.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 73.

Bibliography

1979

  • Eisler, Colin. The Master of the Unicorn: The Life and Work of Jean Duvet. New York: Abaris Books,1979.

Inscriptions

"IOANNES" recto, on plate, lower center. "ID" recto, on plate, lower left. "37 / J. Duvet" veso, lower center, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art, LJR" verso, lower center, black stamped ink.

Wikidata ID

Q65077580

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