Persian Sibyl (1647).Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666). Oil o
Persian Sibyl (1647).Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666). Oil on canvas. Capitoline Museums.The Persian Sibyl (also known as the Babylonian, Hebrew or Egyptian Sibyl) was the prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle.The Persian Sibyl has had at least three names, Sambethe, Helrea and Sabbe. Guercino identified (on the book) his subject as Sibilla Persica. -- source link
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