Sibylla Tiburtina (The Tiburtine Sibyl)
Italian School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
946 x 726 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 137387
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sibylla Tiburtina (The Tiburtine Sibyl), Italian School, circa 1750, She is wearing a blue cloak holding a banner inscribed: VOCATVR NAZARENVS (from the Gospel of Saint Mathew 2:23 - he [Christ] shall be called a Nazarene) and headed in red: Sibylla Tiburtina.
Provenance
On loan from Erddig since 1995
Marks and inscriptions
Sibylla Tiburtina / Vocatur Nazarenus (inscribed on painting)
Makers and roles
Italian School, artist British (English) School, artist