Vintage Lithograph Art Print The Erythraean Sibyl Michelangelo
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19805431 | Subject: History |
| Medium: Lithograph | Style: Vintage |
| Color: Yellow | Listed By: Dealer or Reseller |
Liquidating inventory from a retired print distributor! Prices below wholesale. Hundreds of prints available. We will be happy to negotiate bulk package prices for dealers.
These prints have been in storage since the 1960's.
The Erythraean Sibyl was the prophetess of classical antiquity presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Erythrae, a town in Ionia opposite Chios, which was built by Neleus, the son of Codrus. In Christian iconography the Erythraean Sibyl is credited w...ith prophesying the coming of the Redeemer, which prophesy was in the form of an acrostic whose initial letters spelled out "ΙΗΣΌΎΣ ΧΡΕΙΣΤΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΎΊΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡ ΣΤΑΎΡΟΣ" ("Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior, Cross). This print features Michelangelo's version of the sibyl.
Paper size with border 16 1/4" x 12 1/4". Image size 14 3/4" x 11". Print has been stored flat and will be shipped flat.
These prints have been in storage since the 1960's.
The Erythraean Sibyl was the prophetess of classical antiquity presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Erythrae, a town in Ionia opposite Chios, which was built by Neleus, the son of Codrus. In Christian iconography the Erythraean Sibyl is credited w...ith prophesying the coming of the Redeemer, which prophesy was in the form of an acrostic whose initial letters spelled out "ΙΗΣΌΎΣ ΧΡΕΙΣΤΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΎΊΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡ ΣΤΑΎΡΟΣ" ("Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior, Cross). This print features Michelangelo's version of the sibyl.
Paper size with border 16 1/4" x 12 1/4". Image size 14 3/4" x 11". Print has been stored flat and will be shipped flat.
