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The Persian Sibyl

A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1570/75

Artist:

Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520-1582)
after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giorgio Ghisi

Title

The Persian Sibyl

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1570–1575

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

56.9 × 43.7 cm (22 7/16 × 17 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.2187

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