books0977:The Samian Sibyl with a Putto (1651). Guercino (Italian, 1591-1666). Oil on canvas. Nation
books0977:The Samian Sibyl with a Putto (1651). Guercino (Italian, 1591-1666). Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London.The sibyl was an oracle of Apollo from the Greek island of Samos who prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin, as the inscription on the scroll indicates: “Hail Zion, chaste maiden who has much suffered.” The painting was made for Gioseffo Locatelli of Cesena in 1651. -- source link