Caption

Cimmerian Sibyl, Imagini Gentilissime delle dodici Sibille, print, album page, Series number, 6, 12, Bust of the Cimmerian Sibyl, reading a book. In her right hand she holds a crusader banner. 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 columbine. Print is part of an album., number: '52.', 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, gravure, height 207 mm x width 171 mm, flowers, sibyls (with NAME), A detailed black and white engraving shows a central circular portrait of a young person with wavy hair looking downward while holding an open book and a staff topped with a flag; the portrait is rimmed by an inscribed band. The portrait and band sit inside a rectangular panel that is surrounded by a decorative floral border featuring a variety of finely drawn flowers, buds, and leaves arranged along the left, right, and bottom margins. Below the circular portrait, there is a block of handwritten script in an elegant cursive style and a decorative looped flourish to the right of the text. The engraving displays fine crosshatching and line work throughout, with subtle variations in shading and texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B26_104

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.4Mb (11.2Mb) / 12.9in x 15.2in / 3855 x 4566 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cimmerian Sibyl Imagini Gentilissime delle dodici Sibille print album page Series number 6 12 Bust reading book right hand holds crusader banner depiction enclosed medallion Latin inscription edge six-line caption Latin Surrounded frame flowers iris columbine Print part album number 52 printmaker Pietro Paolo Tozzi Padua Crispijn van de Passe I design 1601 - 1627 paper engraving gravure height 207 mm x width 171 mm sibyls Name detailed black white engraving central circular portrait young person wavy hair looking downward holding open book staff topped flag portrait rimmed inscribed band band sit inside rectangular panel surrounded decorative floral border featuring variety finely drawn flowers buds leaves arranged left right bottom margins circular portrait block handwritten script elegant cursive style decorative looped flourish text engraving displays fine crosshatching line work subtle variations shading texture