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The Libyan Sibyl

Sistine Chapel ceiling. A gentile sibyl, shown twisting gracefully to replace her heavy book — counted in medieval tradition among the pagan foreshadowers of the Messiah.

The Libyan Sibyl — View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564).Source

Depicted passages

Isaiah 11:1-2Primary

Portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti

About Michelangelo Buonarroti

1475–1564 · Italian

Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome

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