Sibyls (Raphael)

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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 Sienese banker Agostino Chigi to decorate the interior of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome.Template:Sfn

The painting shows four SibylsCumaean, Persian, Phrygian and Tiburtine—accompanied by attendant angels.Template:Sfn Art historian Michael Hirst notes a "striking" parallel between the figures of the Sibyls and the practice sketches of Michelangelo.Template:Sfn

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