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Sibille of Erythrae, Imagini Gentilissime delle dodici Sibille, print, album page, Series number, 12, Bust of the Sibyl of Erythrae. In her arms she holds a lamb. 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 floral border. Print is part of an album., number: '58', 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 207 mm x width 171 mm, flowers, Erythraean sibyl, A central oval portrait shows a long-haired woman gazing slightly to one side, her hands holding a small lamb against her chest, the portrait rendered with fine crosshatching and surrounded by a circular frame; the circular frame is set within a rectangular panel bordered on all sides by detailed floral illustrations featuring a variety of stylized blossoms and leaves; beneath the portrait panel is a block of handwritten script framed by a thin line, and to the side of that block is a decorative vertical flourish composed of looping lines; the entire composition is monochrome with engraved linework and subtle paper texture.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B26_100

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47.6Mo (11.7Mo) / 31.3cm x 38.0cm / 3702 x 4494 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Sibille Erythrae Imagini Gentilissime delle dodici Sibille print album page Series number 12 Bust Sibyl arms holds lamb depiction enclosed medallion Latin inscription edge six-line caption Latin Surrounded floral border Print part album number 58 printmaker Pietro Paolo Tozzi Padua Crispijn van de Passe I design 1601 - 1627 paper engraving height 207 mm x width 171 mm flowers Erythraean sibyl central oval portrait long-haired woman gazing slightly side hands holding small lamb chest portrait rendered fine crosshatching surrounded circular frame set within rectangular panel bordered sides detailed floral illustrations featuring variety stylized blossoms leaves beneath portrait panel block handwritten script framed thin line decorative vertical flourish composed looping lines entire composition monochrome engraved linework subtle paper texture