Six studies of prophets and sibyls, including the Persian or Agrippine Sibyl, the Delphic Sibyl and the Prophet David

Michelangelo Anselmi (Lucca 1491-1554 Parma) Six studies of prophets and sibyls, including the Persian or Agrippine Sibyl, the Delphic Sibyl and the Prophet David one inscribed 'DEDE/RUNT IN ES/CAM [MEAM] FEL' ['And they gave me gall for my food', Psalms 68:22] and one inscribed 'VELUM [TEMPLI SCISSUM]' ['And the veil of the temple was rent in twain', Mark 15:38] red chalk, two with fragmentary watermark encircled CC surmounted by trefoil, unframed 5 7/8 x 7½ in. (15 x 19 cm.); and smaller (6)