Black engraving of a woman in a flowing gown facing a crowned man in a robe, with a hilltop town and a small medallion figure above.

Augustus and the Sibyl, engraving c. 1450

Two figures stand in a grassy landscape in this fine black engraving: a woman in a long, flowing gown and mantle on the left, and a crowned man in an ornate robe facing her on the right. Behind them rise a walled town with towers, rolling hills, and a small circular medallion of a figure in the sky above.

Artist: Master E.S.
Date: c. 1450
Medium: Engraving in black on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2305 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1455).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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