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Franco-Flemish School, mid-16th century — Portrait of a noblewoman as a sibyl, wearing an ornate jeweled headdress and coronet, holding a book in her left hand, and a baldacchino above
Franco-Flemish School, mid-16th century

Portrait of a noblewoman as a sibyl, wearing an ornate jeweled headdress and coronet, holding a book in her left hand, and a baldacchino above

This Franco-Flemish portrait from the mid-16th century depicts a noblewoman as a sibyl, rendered in oil on panel with elaborate attention to her jeweled headdress and ornamental details. The inclusion of a baldacchino overhead and a book in her hand suggests both her noble status and learned character.

Medium
oil on panel
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art

May 25, 2023

Estimate: $70,000 – $90,000

Lot 3

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Franco-Flemish School, mid-16th century, Portrait of a noblewoman as a sibyl, wearing an ornate jeweled headdress and coronet, holding a book in her left hand, and a baldacchino above

This Franco-Flemish portrait from the mid-16th century depicts a noblewoman as a sibyl, rendered in oil on panel with elaborate attention to her jeweled headdress and ornamental details. The inclusion of a baldacchino overhead and a book in her hand suggests both her noble status and learned character.

Medium
oil on panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Franco-Flemish School, Sibyl, Oil On Panel, Portrait, 16th Century, Noblewoman, Northern Renaissance, Flemish Painting