(The trumpet shall utter from Heaven a mournful sound. Yawning earth shall show Tartarean Chaos. All Kings shall come before the Tribunal of God. God Himself judging the Evil and the Good together. Then at length He will send the wicked into fire and darkness. But whosoever will keep righteousness shall live again.) Luigi di Ruggiero (_l’Armellino_) and Vito di Marco are generally reputed to have devised and executed this design, but no record exists on the subject. The cost of restoration was 2,433 lire 91 c. _The Hellespontine Sibyl._ The inscription beneath the feet of this Sibyl says that she was born on Trojan soil, and was, according to Heraclides, a contemporary of Cyrus. Hence, no doubt, she also has been confused with the Erythraean Sibyl. It is very probable indeed, as we have before hinted, that time, tradition, and the varying expressions of different writers have divided the personality of that one Sibyl into several, according to the various places that she is reported to have visited.[55] [Illustration: ALINARI PHOTO.] [DESIGNED BY NEROCCIO DI LANDI VIII. THE HELLESPONTINE SIBYL (No. 31)] The figure is a graceful one, but suggests somewhat gigantic proportions. Her hair flows over her shoulders, though partially confined by ribbons, and crowned with a jewelled diadem. In her left hand she holds a half-open book. Her robe is loosely confined by a small girdle set with gems. On her left, a tablet is borne by two columns, seated in front of which are a Wolf and a Lion (the _Marzocco_), with their hands amicably clasped: an allusion perhaps to the then recent treaty between Siena and Florence.[56] The inscription on the tablet runs thus: IN CIBVM FEL IN SITIM ACE TVM DEDERVNT HANC IN HOSPITALITATIS MOSTR ABVNT MENSAM; TEMPLI VERO SCINDETVR VELVM ET MEDIO DIE NOX ERIT TENEBROSA TRIBVS HORIS. (For food gall, in his thirst they gave him vinegar, they will show this table of inhospitality. The veil of the Temple shall indeed be rent, and at mid-day there shall be black night for three hours.) This fine design was the work of Neroccio di Bartolommeo di Benedetto Landi in 1483,[57] and is a noble specimen of his style. We do not know what he received for the work, but it is probable that it was the same sum as that given to Matteo di Giovanni. Nor, as we have seen, do we know who executed this and the adjacent designs.[58] (Ill. VIII.) _The Libyan Sibyl._ According to Pausanias, the Libyan was the oldest of all the Sibyls, and was the daughter of Zeus and Lamia. More than this nothing is known of her, but her label tells us that she is spoken of by Euripides. She is a striking figure, her black marble face, neck, hands and feet, producing a remarkable effect. She is veiled and crowned with a garland of flowers. In her left hand she grasps a small open scroll, while in her right she shows an open book with the words: