Which female figure on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling is identified as the Delphic Sibyl?

The Delphic Sibyl is the female figure identified as the Delphic Sibyl on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Michelangelo included five sibyls in the ceiling's decorative program: the Delphic, Erythraean, Libyan, Cumaean, and Persian Sibyls. They represent prophetic figures from classical antiquity and are placed alongside seven Hebrew prophets.

The Delphic Sibyl is one of the most frequently reproduced figures from the ceiling. Her twisting pose and turned head contribute to the dynamic effect of the surrounding figures, which Michelangelo designed to appear within an elaborate painted architectural framework.

The sibyls should not be confused with the women in the ceiling's lunettes or with characters in the central Genesis scenes. They form a distinct group in the outer sections of the composition, helping connect biblical history with the classical world known to Renaissance viewers.