Persian Sibyl (Sixtine Chapel)

Printmaker Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564)

Date1540

Mediumengraving

Dimensions22 1/4 × 16 3/4 in. (56.5 × 42.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineGift of Mrs. B.W. Foley

Accession Number1924.268

On View

Not on Display

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