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Sibylla Persica

late 18th century
Not on view
This print, after Guercino, was executed by Pietro Fontana under the direction of Giovanni Volpato.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sibylla Persica
  • Artist: Pietro Fontana (Italian, 1762–1837)
  • Artist: Giovanni Volpato (Italian, Bassano 1732–1803 Rome)
  • Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
  • Publisher: Pietro Palo Montagnani (Italian, active late 18th–early 19th century)
  • Date: late 18th century
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Mount: 20 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (51.8 × 35.8 cm)
    Sheet: 14 × 10 1/16 in. (35.5 × 25.5 cm)
    Plate: 13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (35 × 24.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.2321
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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