Engraving of the Delphic Sibyl seated on a throne beneath a painted vault, with nude youths and a tablet reading DELPHICA.

The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

An engraved reproduction of a seated female figure, the Delphic Sibyl, enthroned at the top center under a coffered arch. Nude youths flank her on pedestals, and a tablet below her is inscribed DELPHICA. Two smaller seated figures and a nude man fill the lower spandrels, framed by architectural pilasters and a stone ledge.

Look closer: The small tablet below the Sibyl's throne is inscribed DELPHICA, naming the figure.

Artist: Giorgio Ghisi
Date: 1570–75
Medium: Engraving; third state of four (BLL)
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2890 × 3741 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1575).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1949

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