Pencil and chalk drawing of a draped female figure raising one arm and holding an open book, looking upward, on grey-blue paper.

The Cumaean Sibyl, after Raphael's fresco in St. Maria della Pace

A standing female figure in heavy, flowing drapes raises one arm toward the top edge while her other arm cradles an open book, her face turned upward. Drawn in black chalk with white heightening on grey-blue paper, with faint marks near the bottom edge.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Pencil, black crayon, white heightening on faded blue paper that is now grey
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2412 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1605).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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