MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)

The Erythraean Sibyl (detail)

1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

Turning to leaf through the large book on the lectern, the sibyl is wearing a white tunic with greenish reflections under a red bodice. The orange mantle lined with green is folded over her legs. Behind the lectern, one of the two small boys lights a lamp, while the other rubs his eyes, as if he has just woken up.