Sibyll Holding a Tablet – Vintage Wall Art
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Sibyll Holding a Tablet comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Sibyll Holding a Tablet
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Sibyls were a popular subject in seventeenth-century Italy, and this sheet stands out for its chiaroscuro woodcut method. Bartolomeo Coriolano of Bologna used several blocks, one for the outline and others for graduated tones, so the printed sheet imitates a wash drawing on tinted paper. The composition follows an invention by Guido Reni, the Bolognese painter whose figures of classical and biblical women were widely copied and circulated. Dated c. 1630 to 1655, the print shows how engravers and woodcutters carried a painter's design into a cheaper medium for collectors who could not buy the original.
| Created / published | c. 1630-1655 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, chiaroscuro woodcut, 31 cm. x 22 cm. |
| Notes | Coriolano, Bartolomeo, artist. Reni, Guido, artist |
| Original scan | 2,781 × 3,900 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 18725u Sibyll holding a tablet |
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