Sibyl of Samos. Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, 1591-1666). Oil on canvas. The Stat
Sibyl of Samos. Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, 1591-1666). Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum.The Sibyl of Samos was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle near Hera’s temple on the Isle of Samos, a Greek colony. There were many Sibyls in the ancient world but she is the one who prophesied the Birth of Jesus in the stable. -- source link
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