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The Cumaean Sibyl
Old Italian Masters
The Cumaean Sibyl
1888–92
Wood engraving
Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Merriam 1932.599
Catalogue raisonné: Smith 241
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In the 1800s many artists were inspired by the Italian Renaissance, seeing in it the clarity and classical ideals they valued. Timothy Cole traveled to Europe in 1883 for a commission to engrave images after Italian Renaissance works for an audience in the United States. This wood engraving reproduces one of Michelangelo’s monumental sibyls from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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