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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 by Michelangelo Buonarroti depicting Isaiah 11:1
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Portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti

About Michelangelo Buonarroti

1475-1564 · Italian

Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome