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Giorgio Ghisi|Michelangelo Buonarroti

The Persian Sibyl; from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel

1570–75
Engraving; first state of three (BLL)
55.8 × 41.3 cm (22 × 16.3 in)

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