Özet:

It is faced with many paintings of Sibyller, which is an important topic in the western picture, performed in different areas. Sibyl is a common name used for women priests, which were believed to be not attached to a certain temple in the Ancient Age and predicted directly under God's assertion. As the existence of one Sibyl is mentioned in the beginning, this number increases over time, and a variety of Sibyls, which have lived at different times in different places, appear under the name of the city they are in. Siberian paintings, which occupy a remarkable area in the western painting, find great place in the scenes related to mythological stories as the priest female figures of the pagan period as well as in various religious scenes in Christian art. For they were believed to be in various prophecies about Jesus, like the prophets. Thus, despite being pagan figures, they were respected as a prophet at the beginning of Christianity and were often used in Christian art alone or with the prophets. Finally, these women, which are also highlighted by Christians, come to us across a wide range of walls to altars, from books to toilets. This study, which first provides information about the identity of Sibyller and the prophecy collection called the Sibyllic Books, then examines and tries to evaluate the Sibyllic images performed in different periods and fields through mythological and religious scenes.

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Özet:

The theme of the Sibyls, which has an important place in Western painting, is encountered in their many depictions in various fields. Sibyl is a general name used for female oracles who were thought to have prophesied directly by the inspiration of God. At first, only one Sibyl was mentioned, but they increased in the course of time. The depictions of a Sibyl occupying a significant part in Western paintings, and play an important role in various religious themes in Christian art, as well as in scenes related to mythological stories, including the figures of the female oracle in the pagan era. Because they were thought to have made various prophecies about Jesus, they were respected as prophets at the beginning of Christianity, and they were used frequently in Christian art, either alone or together with prophets. Consequently, we see these oracle women, who are also given great importance by Christians, in a wide range from walls to altars, and from books to canvas. This study, which first gives information about the identity of the Sibyls and the collection of the so-called Sibylline Books, then tries to examine and interpret iconographically the depictions of the Sibyls in different periods and fields, as considering mythological and religious scenes.