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The Cumaean Sibyl

The Cumaean Sibyl

1888–92
(American, 1852–1931)
(Italian, 1475–1564)
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.
  • ?-1932
    Mrs. Walter H. Merriam, Cleveland Heights, OH
    December 22, 1932
    The 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