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The Samian Sibyl with a Putto
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
1651 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 218.5 x 180 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
The Samian Sibyl was one of 12 pagan sibyls (or priestesses) who, like the Old Testament prophets, were said to have foretold the coming of Christ....
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