Sibyl Reading

16th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in two blocks, printed in black and brown, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 26.7 × 21.6 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 36.8 × 26.1 cm (14 1/2 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2019.130.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 6 [as Ugo da Carpi]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 6 [as Ugo da Carpi]

Inscriptions

upper left in image: R

Watermarks

small footed pot surmounted with three trefoils, similar to Briquet 626, French 16th century)

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