Sibyl
by CRETI, Donato, Oil on canvas, 44 x 38 cm
The painting probably depicts the Cumaean Sibyl. The Latin words on the sheet unrolled by the standing Cupid mean “He will be born of a Virgin” and, according to certain Christian exegetes, refer to the advent of the Redeemer. As a result, the Cumaean figure is one of the most commonly portrayed Sibyls in the art of the modern age.