Engraving of a seated woman with long hair and a headscarf holding an open book, with Latin inscriptions above and below on buff paper.

The Phrygian Sibyl, engraving by Francesco Rosselli

A robed, long-haired female figure sits on a rocky ground, holding an open book on her lap and gazing outward. Inscribed Latin verses frame her in two columns on the buff paper, and the fine hatched lines build the drapery.

Artist: Francesco Rosselli
Date: 1480/90
Medium: Engraving in gray on buff laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1390 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1490).
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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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