id: 113635 accession number: 1932.599 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.599 updated: Old Italian Masters: The Cumaean Sibyl, 1888–92. Timothy Cole (American, 1852–1931), after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Wood engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Merriam 1932.599 title: Old Italian Masters: The Cumaean Sibyl title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1888–92 creation date earliest: 1888 creation date latest: 1892 current location: creditline: Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Merriam copyright: --- culture: America, 19th century technique: wood engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Wood engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Smith, 241 --- CREATORS * Timothy Cole (American, 1852–1931) - artist * Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564) - artist Italian sculptor, painter, and architect, 1475-1564 --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance opening date: 2019-10-13T04:00:00 Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2019-February 23, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Mrs. Walter H. Merriam, Cleveland Heights, OH date: ?-1932 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: December 22, 1932 footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: In the 1800s many artists were inspired by the Italian Renaissance, seeing in it the clarity and classical ideals they valued. Timothy Cole traveled to Europe in 1883 for a commission to engrave images after Italian Renaissance works for an audience in the United States. This wood engraving reproduces one of Michelangelo’s monumental sibyls from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES