The Sibyl Aprippa

probably ca. 1535–40

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544

There is a full-length version of this female prophet, or sibyl, painted by Léonard Limosin himself, in a series depicting sibyls in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. A half-length version, painted by the master and possibly the model for this plaque, is in the British Museum, London.

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Provenance

Title: The Sibyl Aprippa
Maker: Workshop of Léonard Limosin (French, ca. 1505–75/77)
Date: probably ca. 1535–40
Culture: French, Limoges
Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
Dimensions: 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in. (12.9 x 12.9 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Object Number: 32.100.252
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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