Raffaello, Sibille e angeli, 1514, 10

Two Sibyls are depicted in dynamic, seated poses on either side of a central arch, accompanied by winged figures holding tablets and scrolls. On the left, an angel holds a stone tablet for a Sibyl to write upon, while on the right, a Sibyl gazes toward a vertical scroll held aloft by another winged genius. The monumental figures are dressed in heavy, colorful drapery and arranged in a balanced, classical composition typical of the High Renaissance.

This fresco represents the Neoplatonic concept of 'Prisca Theologia'—the idea that ancient pagan prophets like the Sibyls received divine revelations that prefigured Christian truths. Commissioned by the banker Agostino Chigi, the work reflects the intellectual atmosphere of early 16th-century Rome, where classical antiquity was harmonized with Hermetic and Christian philosophy.