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Original - "The Tiburtine sibyl and the Emperor Augustus" by Antonio da Trento. Illustrates one of the many weird, prophetic myths about the sibyl popular in mediaeval Christianity. - In this case, the sibyl showing the Roman emperor Augustus a vision of the Christian heaven.
Reason
I think that a 16th-century work is interesting in its own right, but this one also illustrates a fascinating bit of mediaeval Christian mythology. It is (arguably - I am NOT a fan of the Yorck Project's rather slapshod work) the only high-quality image in Tiburtine Sibyl, and, as Wikipedia's only work by Antonio da Trento, is our sole image for illustrating discussion of him.
Articles this image appears in
Antonio da Trento, Tiburtine Sibyl, 1508 in art, 1550 in art.
Creator
Antonio da Trento

Note: A version of this, under the same filename, was nominated before, while unopposed, it did not reach quorum. This is, however, a completely rethought restoration. As this is five centuries old, there's some extensive damage, some of it not really practical to repair, but I can improve it significantly.

Promoted File:Antonio da Trento - The Tiburtine sibyl and the Emperor Augustus.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:18, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]