Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Delphic Sibyl: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
A seated woman turns her head while holding a large scroll across her lap. Smaller figures and painted architectural forms occupy the space behind and above her. The caption identifies Michelangelo’s Delphic Sibyl in the Sistine Chapel and credits the photograph to Anderson. The reproduction in Sun Lore preserves the fresco’s combination of bodily movement, drapery and an enclosing painted seat.
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Michelangelo (fresco); Anderson (photographic credit). "The Delphic Sibyl: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco" [editorial title]. In Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship, William Tyler Olcott. 1914 edition, 1914, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Source scan leaf 221. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0220
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- Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship
- The Delphic Sibyl
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Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its WorshipWilliam Tyler Olcott1914More from this book
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Michelangelo (fresco); Anderson (photographic credit). The Delphic Sibyl: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco. Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship. Scan leaf 221. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0220