Caption
Hellespontine Sibyl, Imagini Gentilissime delle dodici Sibille, print, album page, Series number, 7, 12, Bust of the Hellespontine Sibyl. In her left hand she holds three ears of corn and in her right hand a book. The depiction is enclosed in a medallion with a Latin inscription around the edge. Below the depiction is a six-line caption in Latin. Surrounded by a frame with flowers, including an iris and a narcissus. Print is part of an album., number: '53', printmaker: Pietro Paolo Tozzi, Padua, after print by Crispijn van de Passe (I), after design by Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1601 - 1627, after print by, paper, engraving, height 208 mm x width 171 mm, flowers, sibyls (with NAME), A detailed engraved portrait of a woman shown inside a circular frame, her hair styled and braided, her eyes lowered and a gentle expression on her face, one hand clutching drapery at her chest and the other holding a sheaf of grain; the circular frame is surrounded by an ornate border filled with various botanical drawings of flowers and leaves and a butterfly, and below the portrait a rectangular panel contains closely spaced flowing handwritten-style script.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B26_102
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49.9Mb (6.5Mb) / 12.5in x 15.4in / 3763 x 4631 (300dpi)