Sibyl and Prophet
Sibyl and Prophet is a grisaille distemper painting by Andrea Mantegna c. 1495. It is now in the Cincinnati Art Museum.[1]
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| Artist | Andrea Mantegna |
| Year | c. 1495 |
| Medium | distemper and gold on canvas |
| Dimensions | 56.2 cm × 48.6 cm (22.1 in × 19.1 in) |
| Location | Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati |
History
Mantegna produced several grisailles in the last eleven years of his life; this style imitated relief sculpture and was then popular in the Mantuan court due to the duchy's lack of major sculptors and stone quarries. Possibly a fragment from a larger work, it was probably a commission by Isabella d'Este for her apartments and shows a sibyl in a crown and toga debating with a bearded Old Testament prophet who holds the scroll they are discussing.[2]
References
- "Catalogue entry".
- (in Italian) Tatjana Pauli, Mantegna, Leonardo Arte, Milano, 2001. ISBN 9788883101878
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