The Samian Sibyl (after Guercino)

after Guercino (Cento 1591 – Bologna 1666) . Oil painting on canvas, The Samian Sibyl (after Guercino), after the original in which the Sibyl is wearing red robes with blue cloak and pink cuffs is in a private collection (?Althorp; Spencer) and a studio copy in the Uffizi by Guercino (Cento 1591 – Bologna 1666). A three-quarter length portrait of a woman who is sitting at a table with a second table behind her upon which sits another book. She wears voluminous red robes with blue cuffs and a brown cloak and tilts her head backwards towards the left. Both her hands rest on an open vertical book, displaying the Latin inscription within: 'SALVE CASTA/SYON PERMUL/TAQUE PASSA/PUELLA./SYBILLA SAMIA'. Osterley Park and House, London (Accredited Museum)