Sibylla Erythrea
Maarten van Heemskerck (Heemskerk, 1498–1574)
1564
- Medium
- panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 126 cm x width 76.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of the heirs of Jonkheer J.P. Six
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
The Erythraean Sybil was a prophetess of classical antiquity who foretold the coming of Christ. Heemskerck depicted her here, on this left wing of a large altarpiece, as a young woman attired in fantasy clothing. The paint layer has become discoloured and transparent in places, whereby the underdrawing shines through the gown.
