European Sibyl

early 15th century

after Baccio Baldini

Associated Names
Italian 15th Century

Artist

Baccio Baldini

Artist After, Florentine, died 1487

The image shows a woman seated from the waist up, facing left. She has long curly hair partly covered by a veil. She wears an elaborate headpiece and a detailed garment with floral patterns. In her hands is an open book, surrounded by decorative elements. The background includes ornate text at the top and bottom and plant-like motifs on the sides.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (irregular): 17.8 × 10.7 cm (7 × 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.2 × 19 cm (11 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1337

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.186, no. 11

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Renaissance to Roccoco: A Loan Exhibition of Italian Engravings and Woodcuts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956, no cat.

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.8.

Wikidata ID

Q64953542

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