Copy of a detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Sibyl of Erythrae, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck in the church of St Bavon, Ghent.
1864
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows a woman kneeling in a tall, narrow frame. She wears a light robe and a pointed hat, holding a scroll with writing on it. Behind her, a smaller scene shows a tall column with a crown on top, set against a town with buildings and a church steeple. The woman looks like a figure from an old story, but this is actually a copy made in the 1860s. The artist painted it carefully, focusing on details like the folds in her robe and the tiny buildings in the background. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
