Sibyl
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (18.1 x 8.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.559.55
Art Historical Context
**Sibyl** *Lambert Suavius (bert Lombard), 153–76* Engraving, sheet: 7 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (18.1 x 8.6 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1966 Step into the Renaissance world with Lambert Suavius, known as Lambert Lombard, a masterful Flemish engraver and painter in the 16th century. This delicate engraving depicts a Sibyl, one of the ancient prophetesses from classical mythology revered for her prophetic wisdom. Lombard's work captures the era's fascination with antiquity, blending Northern European precision with Italian Renai...
About the Artist
Lambert Suavius|Lambert Lombard · 1510–1576
Lambert Suavius (c.1510–c.1574/76), whose Flemish family name was Zutman, was born in Liège, in the southern Netherlands. He was the son of an episcopal goldsmith, Henri Zutman, and from his father's craft environment he inherited a training in the precise handling of metal and an appreciation for fine detail work. He became closely associated with his brother-in-law Lambert Lombard, the leading a...