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accession number:	2018.209
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Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl, 1570s. Marco Angolo del Moro (Italian, c. 1537–d. after 1586). Etching with engraving on paper; sheet: 27 x 39.7 cm (10 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2018.209

title:				Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl
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creation date:			1570s
creation date earliest:		1570
creation date latest:		1579
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creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	Etching with engraving on paper
department:	Prints
collection:	Prints
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Marco Angolo del Moro (Italian, c. 1537–d. after 1586)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 27 x 39.7 cm (10 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Imprinted in lower center on recto: “Apud Camocium”
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	inscription:	Imprinted in lower right on recto: “MARCO A-V-F”
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	inscription:	In graphite on verso: “3”
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	James Bergquist, Newton, MA
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: September 4, 2018
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fun fact:
The story portrayed in this etching was understood as a turning point from paganism to Christianity during the Roman era.

digital description:
The Roman Emperor Augustus and the Tiburtine Sybil (a Roman prophetess) embrace in a lush landscape. A 12th-century legend told that Augustus consulted the sybil to ask if he should be deified after his death. He received a vision of the Virgin and Child, depicted above, which swayed him away from his pagan beliefs. Del Moro’s effortless blend of narrative and landscape was typical of works by artists from the region around Venice.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Meyer, Julius, ed. <em>Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon.</em> 3 vols. Leipzig, 1872-1885; Vol 2
	page number: 	p. 41, no. 4, state II/II
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	Reed, Sue Welsh, and Richard W. Wallace. Italian Etchers of the Renaissance &amp; Baroque. Boston, Mass: Museum of Fine Arts, 1989.
	page number: 	p. 35-37
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