Twee sibyllen en engel en putto
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia
1511 - 1520
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
255; 315
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Twee sibyllen en engel en putto** *Giovanni da Brescia, c. 1511–1520* Engraving, 315 × 255 mm Step into the mystical world of Renaissance Italy with Giovanni Antonio da Brescia's engraving *Twee sibyllen en engel en putto* ("Two Sibyls, Angel, and a Put"), created between 1511 and1520. This large-scale print (315 × 255 mm) captures ethereal female sibyls—ancient prophetesses revered in classical mythology and Christian iconography—accompanied by a graceful angel and playful putto (a chubby child figure symbolizing innocence). Da Brescia, a skilled Venetian engraver active in the early...