The Sibyl Aprippa
Léonard Limosin
probably ca. 1535–40 · Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
There is a full-length version of this female prophet, or sibyl, painted by Léonard Limosin himself, in a series depicting sibyls in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. A half-length version, painted by the master and possibly the model for this plaque, is in the British Museum, London.
- Artist
- Léonard Limosin
- Date
- probably ca. 1535–40
- Medium
- Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
- Culture
- French, Limoges
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
