Two Sibyls and an Angel

c. 1520/1525

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia after Raphael

Associated Names
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

Artist, Italian, active c. 1490 - 1525 or after

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image depicts multiple figures in an artistic scene. In the lower section, there are two full-length figures - a seated person and a standing person, both draped in flowing garments. The seated figure, to the left, has a hood over their head and appears to be resting on a structure resembling a capital, holding a book in their lap. The standing figure, on the right, is dressed in flowing robes, facing slightly towards the seated person. Above these two figures, a winged cherubic figure is behind a stone plinth, with its arms resting on it. At the top of the image, an angelic figure is shown in mid-flight, holding a scroll, with spread wings and flowing hair. The background is filled with clouds surrounding the lower figures, creating a celestial setting. The artistic style is monochromatic, with intricate linework emphasizing textures and folds of the clothing and celestial atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.3 x 25.9 cm (12 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7352

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.46, no. 29


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.96.

Wikidata ID

Q65020152

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