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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
The Cumaean Sibyl
1888–92
(American, 1852–1931)
after Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Italian, 1475–1564)
Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Merriam 1932.599
Catalogue raisonné: Smith 241
Location: not on view
Description
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.- ?-1932Mrs. Walter H. Merriam, Cleveland Heights, OHDecember 22, 1932The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2019-February 23, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=The Cumaean Sibyl|url=false|author=Timothy Cole, Michelangelo Buonarroti|year=1888–92|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1932.599