Bilder Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) – Von Italia (The Sibylline Books of Rome) – Woodcut (Circa 1570)

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This sheet is an original text and woodcut page, taken from a section titled "Von Italia" (Concerning Italy). The main image is an allegorical woodcut titled "Die Sibyllischen Weissägerin" (The Sibylline Prophetesses). The scene depicts three nude or semi-nude female figures holding hands and dancing around a tree, representing the Sibyls associated with the ancient Roman prophetic books. The surrounding German letterpress text discusses the origin and history of the Sibylline Books in Rome and Italy. This illustration originates from a posthumous edition of Sebastian Münster’s renowned Cosmographia, the pivotal 16th-century compendium of world history and mythology, which incorporated both classical history and contemporary geography.

Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, theologian, and cosmographer whose influential work, Cosmographia, systematically provided a geographical and historical overview of the world during the Renaissance period.

Artist or Maker: Sebastian Münster

Dimensions: Approximately 35 × 22 cm

Medium: Woodcut

Date: Circa 1570

Condition Report:
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