De Erythræa Sev Eriphila · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Erythræa Sev Eriphila
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Asia Minor
Description: Eriphila was a sibyl, or fortune teller, who lived on the island of Erythrae. She was recognized for her extremely accurate predictions – so accurate that they were essentially resumes rather than predictions. Though she appears to have a large stomach in the photo, she was a virgin. In the photo she can be seen recognized for her extremely accurate predictions – so accurate that they were essentially resumes rather than predictions. In the image, she is seen describing a prediction of the future to an onlooker.
Image Creator: Jakob Kallenberg (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut engraving
Identifier: mta:18561
Language: lat
Source Name: Ioannis Boccatii de Certaldo Insigne Opvs de Claris Mulieribus
Parent Collection: 1539 Apiarius; 1539 Apiarius
Image: mta_18561_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Sibyl; Fortune telling; Virginity; Eriphila