Sibylla Cumana

c. 1625

Paul Maupin, after Jacques Stella

Associated Names
Paul Maupin

Artist, Italian, active 1591-1635

Jacques Stella

Artist After, French, 1596 - 1657

The image depicts a full-body side profile of a seated person holding an open book with both hands. The person has curly hair styled in a bun, delicate facial features, and is wearing a robe with long sleeves and a belt. They also hold a staff with a cross and a banner attached, billowing in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.6 × 19.2 cm (10 7/8 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.1.14

  • Series Title

    Series of Sibyls

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: across top, in brown ink, in later hand: Sibilla cumana 7 Iam redit et virgo; verso: at upper left, in brown ink, in later hand: 12 prints / Part of No. 21; at bottom left, in graphite, in later hand: 6; at bottom right, in brown ink, in later hand: [squiggle]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65021390

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