The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

Q: When was "The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"" created?

This artwork was created 1570–75.

Q: Is "The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"" in the public domain?

Yes, The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giorgio Ghisi|Michelangelo Buonarroti|Nicolaus van Aelst

1570–75

Medium

Engraving; third state of four (BLL)

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1949

Accession Number

26.70.3(4)

About the Artist

Giorgio Ghisi|Michelangelo Buonarroti|Nicolaus van Aelst · 1520–1582

Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1520–1582) was one of the most accomplished engravers of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for translating the monumental compositions of Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Michelangelo into the exacting medium of the burin. Born in Mantua, he trained in an environment shaped by the legacy of Giulio Romano's decoration of the Palazzo del Te, and the grandeur of that Mannerist tradition ...

The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

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