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"Virgil: A Journey Through Time and Artistic Interpretations" Step into the world of Virgil, a name that resonates through centuries of literature, art, and exploration

Background imageVirgil Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spa?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spa?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spacesuit prior to receiving a medical checkup aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

Background imageVirgil Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone t?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone t?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone to the US President, John F. Kennedy, from the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

Background imageVirgil Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury space?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury space?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Bell 7, at Cape Canaveral for a second attempt at his sub-orbital flight following the earlier cancellation due to bad weather

Background imageVirgil Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at Cape Canaveral for a second attempt at his sub-orbital flight following the earlier cancellation due to bad weather, 21 July 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageVirgil Collection: Purgatorio. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Purgatorio. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (After drawing by Bernardino Poccet)
Purgatorio. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (After drawing by Bernardino Poccetti), 1612. Private Collection

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 1863

Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore

Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle, 1861

Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle, 1861. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle, 1861. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageVirgil Collection: 4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
4th, century, bc, acheron, aeneid, allegoric, allegorical, allegory, ancient, age, art, boat, boatman, boundary, campania, charon, cross, dead, death, deceased, ferry, ferryman, gravestone, greek

Background imageVirgil Collection: Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit

Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Dante talks with Pia dei Tolomei, one of the three people who died violently. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dante - Virgil - Purgatory

Dante - Virgil - Purgatory
Dante & Virgil encounter the shadowy forms, that seem'd dead & dead again of souls in Purgatorio. Date: First published: 1307-21?

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony

Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning
536436 Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning, buried head first with just legs and feet exposed

Background imageVirgil Collection: Male portrait-herm, identifiable with Virgil, Theocritus or Ariarthes III of Cappadocia (marble)

Male portrait-herm, identifiable with Virgil, Theocritus or Ariarthes III of Cappadocia (marble)
2561917 Male portrait-herm, identifiable with Virgil, Theocritus or Ariarthes III of Cappadocia (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: MC inv 840); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageVirgil Collection: Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)

Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
3362170 Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Background imageVirgil Collection: Deep in thought with his beloved Virgil (litho)

Deep in thought with his beloved Virgil (litho)
979531 Deep in thought with his beloved Virgil (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deep in thought with his beloved Virgil)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Lunette depicting Aeneas Fleeing from Burning Troy Carrying his Father Anchises Followed by

Lunette depicting Aeneas Fleeing from Burning Troy Carrying his Father Anchises Followed by Ascanius Carrying his
BEN124350 Lunette depicting Aeneas Fleeing from Burning Troy Carrying his Father Anchises Followed by Ascanius Carrying his Mother, from the Camerino, 1596 (fresco) by Carracci

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: Inferno first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: Inferno first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)
531187 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: Inferno first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) illustrated by Gustave Dore 1863

Background imageVirgil Collection: Entellus killing the bull (colour litho)

Entellus killing the bull (colour litho)
3634488 Entellus killing the bull (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entellus killing the bull)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli (chromolitho)

Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli (chromolitho)
1093975 Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Entellus killing the Bull

Entellus killing the Bull
LLM462298 Entellus killing the Bull by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entellus killing the Bull)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dido stabbing herself, opening of Book IV of Virgils Aeneid (w / c on vellum)

Dido stabbing herself, opening of Book IV of Virgils Aeneid (w / c on vellum)
621801 Dido stabbing herself, opening of Book IV of Virgils Aeneid (w/c on vellum) by Morris, William (1834-96); 14x13.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageVirgil Collection: Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: 'Venus, as a huntress

Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Venus, as a huntress
5962691 Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Venus, as a huntress, appears to her son Aeneas and his companion Achates on the beach of Libya

Background imageVirgil Collection: Ms 305. Virgil, Opera, f. 144r. Two decorated initials [P & V] with floral motifs at the beginning

Ms 305. Virgil, Opera, f. 144r. Two decorated initials [P & V] with floral motifs at the beginning of Aeneid, Book 8
5979498 Ms 305. Virgil, Opera, f.144r. Two decorated initials [P & V] with floral motifs at the beginning of Aeneid, Book 8

Background imageVirgil Collection: Portraits of Homer and Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portraits of Homer and Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262969 Portraits of Homer and Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dido commits suicide after being abandoned by Aeneas (colour litho)

Dido commits suicide after being abandoned by Aeneas (colour litho)
6000259 Dido commits suicide after being abandoned by Aeneas (colour litho) by Wulff, Max (1871-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido commits suicide after being abandoned by Aeneas)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: 'Venus, as a huntress

Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Venus, as a huntress
5962690 Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Venus, as a huntress, appears to her son Aeneas and his companion Achates on the beach of Libya

Background imageVirgil Collection: Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262980 Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid

Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: monochrome fresco representing Vulcan, god of fire
5962697 Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: monochrome fresco representing Vulcan, god of fire

Background imageVirgil Collection: Ms 305. Virgil, Opera, f. 1r. Incipit page with illuminated initial [T]

Ms 305. Virgil, Opera, f. 1r. Incipit page with illuminated initial [T], coat of arms and portrait roundel
5979497 Ms 305. Virgil, Opera, f.1r. Incipit page with illuminated initial [T], coat of arms and portrait roundel, 15th Century (parchment) by Master of the Vitae Imperatorum (15th century)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid

Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Aeneas dreams of Mercury who orders him to
5962688 Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Aeneas dreams of Mercury who orders him to leave", 1756-57 (fresco) by Tiepolo

Background imageVirgil Collection: Mark Cueto & Virgil Lacombe

Mark Cueto & Virgil Lacombe Sale Sharks V Toulouse Sale Sharks V Toulouse, Heineken Cup Edgeley Park, Stockport, England 24 January 2010 Date: 24 January 2010

Background imageVirgil Collection: Ms 306. Virgil, Opera, f. 52v. Colophon at the end of the Georgics with capital letters brushed

Ms 306. Virgil, Opera, f. 52v. Colophon at the end of the Georgics with capital letters brushed with red and yellow
5979499 Ms 306. Virgil, Opera, f.52v. Colophon at the end of the Georgics with capital letters brushed with red and yellow

Background imageVirgil Collection: Ms 310. Virgil, Opera, f. 17v. Illuminated initial [A] decorated with acanthus motifs

Ms 310. Virgil, Opera, f. 17v. Illuminated initial [A] decorated with acanthus motifs
5979501 Ms 310. Virgil, Opera, f.17v. Illuminated initial [A] decorated with acanthus motifs and a bird at the tip of the floral finial, 15th Century (parchment) by Italian School

Background imageVirgil Collection: Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)

Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
488332 Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); 18.5x19.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVirgil Collection: Ms 310. Virgil, Opera, f. 23r. Illuminated initial [C] in foliate design with profile of a

Ms 310. Virgil, Opera, f. 23r. Illuminated initial [C] in foliate design with profile of a turbaned head
5979502 Ms 310. Virgil, Opera, f.23r. Illuminated initial [C] in foliate design with profile of a turbaned head, 15th Century (parchment) by Italian School

Background imageVirgil Collection: Ms 306. Virgil, Opera, f. 53v. Illuminated initial [A] in foliate design at the beginning of

Ms 306. Virgil, Opera, f. 53v. Illuminated initial [A] in foliate design at the beginning of the Aeneid
5979500 Ms 306. Virgil, Opera, f.53v. Illuminated initial [A] in foliate design at the beginning of the Aeneid, inhabited with portrait of Virgil holding a book and quill

Background imageVirgil Collection: Virgil silencing Plutus engraving

Virgil silencing Plutus engraving

Background imageVirgil Collection: The Stygian Lake

The Stygian Lake
" The Stygian Lake, with the Ireful Sinners, Dante and Virgil enter the fifth circle of Hell and come to the Stygian marsh or Styx

Background imageVirgil Collection: Beatrice and Virgil

Beatrice and Virgil
" Beatrice and Virgil a scene from Dantes inferno. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Background imageVirgil Collection: Beatrice and Virgil engraving 1870

Beatrice and Virgil engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

Background imageVirgil Collection: Aeneas and the Sibyl of Caumae, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)

Aeneas and the Sibyl of Caumae, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195394 Aeneas and the Sibyl of Caumae, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageVirgil Collection: Poet's Pitcher, 1875/86. Creator: Union Porcelain Works

Poet's Pitcher, 1875/86. Creator: Union Porcelain Works
Poet's Pitcher, 1875/86. Parian ware jug with relief design featuring poets in profile: Dante, Shakespeare, Ossian, Milton, Virgil and Homer. Designed by Karl L. H. Muller

Background imageVirgil Collection: Dantes Bark, 1840 / 60. Creator: After Eugene Delacroix

Dantes Bark, 1840 / 60. Creator: After Eugene Delacroix
Dantes Bark, 1840/60

Background imageVirgil Collection: Virgil Reading the 'Aeneid'to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790 / 93

Virgil Reading the "Aeneid"to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790 / 93
Virgil Reading the " Aeneid" to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790/93

Background imageVirgil Collection: Les Voluptueux, 1889. Creator: Prouve, Victor (1858-1943)

Les Voluptueux, 1889. Creator: Prouve, Victor (1858-1943)
Les Voluptueux, 1889. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nancy

Background imageVirgil Collection: John Milton, Age 21, 1747. Creator: George Vertue

John Milton, Age 21, 1747. Creator: George Vertue
John Milton, Age 21, 1747



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"Virgil: A Journey Through Time and Artistic Interpretations" Step into the world of Virgil, a name that resonates through centuries of literature, art, and exploration. From Dante's Divine Comedy to Roman mosaics, this captivating figure has left an indelible mark on our cultural tapestry. In the frontispiece of Dante's Divine Comedy, we witness Virgil guiding Dante through the realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Their partnership symbolizes wisdom leading humanity towards enlightenment. But Virgil's influence extends beyond literature. Nadia-Juliette Boulanger, a French music teacher known for her prodigious talent, draws inspiration from his timeless spirit as she imparts knowledge to future generations. Even in space exploration, Virgil finds his place. Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom stands in the chow line at NASA - a modern-day embodiment of bravery and discovery echoing the ancient poet's adventurous spirit. Artists like Claude Lorrain capture pivotal moments in history with their brushstrokes. The arrival of Aeneas in Italy signifies the dawn of the Roman Empire - a testament to Virgil's role as a chronicler and shaper of civilization. As we delve deeper into mythological realms depicted by Shirley Markham's artwork or explore Roman beekeeping practices intertwined with Virgil's legacy; we uncover layers upon layers of symbolism and meaning. Charon ferries souls across Styx while Dante and Virgil cross paths with Bacchus himself – Dionysus personified – reminding us that even gods are not immune to human struggles such as temptation represented by wine. Through it all, one thing remains constant: Virgil is our guide through darkness. Whether traversing icy terrains or descending into hellish depths alongside Dante; he represents resilience against adversity and unwavering determination towards truth. So let us celebrate this enigmatic figure who transcends time and boundaries.