Finished 26th December 2010

500 Pieces

The Lybian Sibyl by Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564)
Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Italy

A Sibyl is a prophetess, named after Varro, an ancient historian. According to one of his books, there are ten sibyls. Each of them bears an attribute regarding her provenance. The lybian sibyl foretold the coming of the day, when everything, that is hidden, should be revealed.

The sistine chapel was restored 1980-1994.