The Cumaen Sibyl

Provenance

The Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth; (his sale, Christie’s London, 5 December 1985, lot 67); (Colnaghi, London); Private collection, England; thence by descent; (Gillis/Goldman Fine Art, Brussels); purchased 2023 by NGA.

The Cumaen Sibyl

Musi, Agostino dei

1516

Accession Number

2023.67.5

Medium

engraving on laid paper, laid down on a mount

Dimensions

sheet (trimmed within platemark): 17 × 12.9 cm (6 11/16 × 5 1/16 in.) | mount: 20 × 17.5 cm (7 7/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund