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Augustus and the Tiburtine sibyl. Engraving, 17th C.
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Augustus and the Tiburtine sibyl. Engraving, 17th C.

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Lettering: The sibyl shows the Emperor Augustus a vision of the Virgin and the Christ Child. The Emperor kneels and lays his crown and sceptre on the ground.

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