Persian Sibyl

early 15th century

after Baccio Baldini

Associated Names
Italian 15th Century

Artist

Baccio Baldini

Artist After, Florentine, died 1487

The image shows an illustration of a woman seated with her upper body slightly turned to the left. She holds a closed book in one hand and raises the other hand with a pointing gesture. She has detailed facial features with a serene expression, and wears an elaborate headdress that covers her head and shoulders. Her attire includes a gown with intricate patterns, long sleeves, a fitted bodice, and a full skirt. She wears jewelry on her neck and chest area. The background features inscriptions and decorative foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 × 10.7 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.2 × 21 cm (11 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1332

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.185, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 27.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 63.

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.3.

Wikidata ID

Q64953531

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