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The Libyan Sibyl
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The Libyan Sibyl

William Wetmore Story

1860; carved 1861

Medium

Marble

Tags

Female Nudes

Dimensions

53 x 27 3/4 x 45 1/2 in. (134.6 x 70.5 x 115.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Erving Wolf Foundation, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1979

Department

The American Wing

Culture

American

Rights

Public Domain

About William Wetmore Story

1819–1895 • United States

American, Boston, Massachusetts 1819–1895 Vallombrosa

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