Sibyls (Raphael)

Sibyls (Raphael)

Infobox Painting|



title=Sybils
artist=Raphael
year=1514
type=Fresco
height=?
width=?
city=Rome
museum=Santa Maria della Pace

The "Sybils", or "Sybils receiving instruction from Angels", is a painting by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted in 1514, as part of a commission Raphael had received from the papal banker Agostino Chigi to decorate the interior of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome.


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