The Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl (fl. 1475-1495) was an run of the mill Early Netherlandish painter, probably from Haarlem, named after The Tiburtine Sibyl meets Augustus, a function in the Städel in Frankfurt.
The artist was first official and named by German art historian Max Jakob Friedländer, who specialized in Early Netherlandish painting. Speculation on which known painter he may be identified afterward has hence far been fruitless. He is supposed to have been trained first in Leuven, probably taking into consideration Dieric Bouts, and forward-thinking in Haarlem, with some of his works, like the Tiburtine Sibyl, showing positive influences of Geertgen tot Sint Jans. Some works which were earlier certified to the Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl are now endorsed to unknown cronies of Bouts. Art historian Wilhelm Valentiner identified the Master similar to Albert van Ouwater, but this identification is now rejected.
The Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl influenced some forward-looking painters afterward Gerard David, whose Arrest of Sisamnes shows distinct resemblances to The Tiburtine Sibyl meets Augustus. Also some woodcuts by the further on book illustrator, the Master of Jacob Bellaert, show determined influences of the Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl, with some authors even suggesting that they were the same artist.
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