Sibylla Cumaea (The Cumaean Sibyl)
Italian School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
942 x 727 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 137395
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sibylla Cumaea (The Cumaean Sibyl), Italian School, 18th century. Inscribed in red lettering above: SIBYLLA CVMAEA. A woman holding a book open with the words SACRA/ VIRGO/CIBABIT/ LACTE/ SVO on the left page, from her oracle.
Provenance
On loan from Erddig since 1995
Marks and inscriptions
Sibylla Cumaea (along top)
Makers and roles
Italian School, artist British (English) School, artist