Ippolito II d'Este rebuilt the Villa d'Este at Tibur , the modern Tivoli , from 1550 onward .
Ippolito II d'Este commissioned elaborate fresco murals in the Villa that celebrate the Tiburtine Sibyl , as prophesying the birth of Christ to the classical world .
Ippolito II d'Este rebuilt the Villa d'Este at Tibur , the modern Tivoli , from 1550 onward , and commissioned elaborate fresco murals in the Villa that celebrate the Tiburtine Sibyl , as prophesying the birth of Christ to the classical world .