Cumaeïsche sibylle

About this artwork

height 380 mm x width 230 mm

Art Historical Context

Federico Barocci's *Cumaeïsche sibylle* (Cumaean Sibyl), created between 1556 and 1566, is a captivating pen drawing measuring 380 mm in height by 230 mm in width. The Cumaean Sibyl, a legendary prophetess from ancient Greek and Roman mythology, was renowned for her oracles and her role in guiding Aeneas to the underworld in Virgil's *Aeneid*. Barocci, a masterful Italian artist from Urbino active during the late Renaissance, captures her with dynamic energy, reflecting his early training under his uncle and influences from Raphael and Correggio. Executed in pen and ink—a medium Barocci favor...

About the Artist

Federico Barocci · 1535–1612

Federico Barocci (c. 1535–1612) was an Italian painter from Urbino whose luminous, emotionally tender religious paintings made him one of the most original and influential artists of the late sixteenth century, bridging Mannerism and the early Baroque. Born in Urbino, the city of Raphael, he studied under Battista Franco and traveled to Rome, where he absorbed the lessons of Raphael, Correggio, an...