Sibyl Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Emperor Augustus
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Bartolomeo Neroni (Il Riccio)
Artist bio: Italian, Siena 1505/15–1571 Siena
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1505–71
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 8 1/16in. (26.6 x 20.4cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession year: 1880
Tags: Christ|Emperor Augustus|Sibyl|Birth