Delphian Sibyl

early 15th century

after Baccio Baldini

Associated Names
Italian 15th Century

Artist

Baccio Baldini

Artist After, Florentine, died 1487

The image shows the upper body of a seated woman in profile, looking to the left. Her head is slightly turned towards the viewer, revealing a detailed face with wavy hair cascading beneath a headpiece adorned with feathers. She wears intricate clothing, including richly patterned fabric and a cloak fastened with a decorative brooch. She holds a scroll in one hand with the inscription “SIBILLA DELFICHA,” surrounded by other scrolls or banners bearing inscriptions like “ABSQUE HUMANA CORRUPTIONE VIRGINE” and “NARCETVR PROPHETA.” The background features a rocky surface and additional text at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (irregular): 17.5 × 10.8 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.7 × 20.3 cm (11 11/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1333

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.185, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 10.

1933

  • A Century of Progress, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1933, no. 78, repro.

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 26.

1936

  • The Centennial Exposition: Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1936, no. 6.

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 130.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 2.

1967

  • Master E.S.: Five Hundredth Anniversary Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967, no. 48.

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.4.

Wikidata ID

Q64953532

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