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Emperor Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl
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Emperor Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl

Lambertus Suavius · 1520 - 1567 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Tiburtine Sibyl prophesies to Emperor Augustus that a child will be born who will be greater than all the Roman gods. Thereupon Augustus sees a vision. In the sky, Mary appears with the Christ child. Emperor Augustus kneels.

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Credit lineKeizer Augustus en de Tiburtijnse Sibille. 1520 - 1567. Lambertus Suavius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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