The Cumanan Sibyl
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1610 - 1615
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
380 x 330 mm
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1430496.2
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Cumanan Sibyl with the Cross and Banner of Resurrection (after Crispijn van de Passe the elder ), British (English) School, SIBILLA LIBICA. A bust-length portrait of a female, her brown hair tied in a loose bun, falling loose behind her ear. She wears a green dress with a red overcoat, cuffs of feathers. She carries her sibylline book open in her left hand with a banner with a red cross, symbolizing the resurrection. Her prophecy: 'Our Lord shall rise again' CVMANA (not CVMAEA)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist after Crispijn van de Passe, the elder (c.1565-1637), engraver (printmaker)