The Cumaean Sibyl, November 1, 1882, Etching and drypoint; from an edition of 250, Image: 17 3/16 x 6 7/8 in. (43.6 x 17.4 cm), Prints, After Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham), Etched by Charles-Albert Waltner (French, Paris 1846–1925 Paris), This etching conveys Burne-Jones’s severe conception of the Apollonian priestess at Cumae—a Greek colony near Naples—and belongs to a series he devoted to ancient prophetesses who foretold the coming of Christ
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Cumaean Sibyl, November 1, 1882, Etching, drypoint, edition, 250, Image, 17 3/16 x 6 7/8, 43.6 17.4 cm, Prints, After Sir Edward Burne-Jones, British, Birmingham, 1833–1898, Fulham, Etched by Charles-Albert Waltner, French, Paris, 1846–1925, etching, conveys, Burne-Jones, severe, conception, Apollonian priestess, Cumae— Greek, colony, Naples— belongs, series, devoted, ancient prophetesses, foretold, coming, Christ
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