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Sibila

ca. 1870
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 803
En esta obra, Corot intenta con éxito imitar el estilo altorrenacentista de Rafael. La pose es muy parecida a la del retrato de Bindo Altoviti en la National Gallery of Art de Washington, que en tiempos de Corot se creía que era el autorretrato de Rafael. Si bien el cuadro está inspirado en el disegno rafaelesco, su creación pasó por diversas fases. Quizás en un principio Corot quiso representar a la musa Polimnia tocando un violoncelo (el instrumento, oculto por posteriores capas de pintura, se descubrió al examinar el lienzo con rayos X). La hiedra que adorna el cabello de la figura puede ser una referencia a la inmortalidad de las artes. La obra quedó inconclusa y sin firma, y nunca se exhibió en vida de Corot.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Sibila
  • Artista: Camille Corot, francés, 1796–1875
  • Fecha: ca. 1870
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 81,9 x 64,8 cm
  • Crédito: Colección de H. O. Havemeyer, legado de la Sra. de H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Número de inventario: 29.100.565
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Gessate in the Province of Milan, Camille Corot French, Pencil on off-white wove paper
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Camille Corot
1871
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