Sibyls (Raphael)

Sibyls
ArtistRaphael
Year1514
TypeFresco
LocationSanta Maria della Pace, Rome

The Sibyls, or Sibyls receiving instruction from Angels, is a painting by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted in 1514, as part of a commission Raphael had received from the Sienese banker Agostino Chigi to decorate the interior of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome.[1]

The painting shows four Sibyls—Cumaean, Persian, Phrygian and Tiburtine—accompanied by attendant angels.[2] Art historian Michael Hirst notes a "striking" parallel between the figures of the Sibyls and the practice sketches of Michelangelo.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Alcorn 2014.
  2. ^ Durant 1953.
  3. ^ Hirst 1988.

References

  • Alcorn, Crichton (2014). Raphael: 118 Paintings. Osmora Inc. ISBN 9782765904403.
  • Durant, Will (1953). The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780671616007. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Hirst, Michael (1988). Michelangelo and His Drawings. Yale University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780300047967. Sibyls Raphael.
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