The Tiburtine Sibyl

Multiple artists/makers

ca. 1790

Not on view

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: The Tiburtine Sibyl
Artist: Girolamo Carattoni (Italian, ca.1760–ca. 1809)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Magnani (Italian, active ca. 1790)
Artist: After Sebastiano Conca (Italian, Gaeta 1676 or 1680–1764 Naples)
Publisher: Pietro Palo Montagnani (Italian, active late 18th–early 19th century)
Date: ca. 1790
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (34.9 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 in. × 10 1/16 in. (35.5 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.2359
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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