Virgil Collection (page 6)

Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx (engraving)
2808039 Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx (engraving) by Delacroix, (Ferdinand Victor) Eugene (1798-1863) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Roman Emperor Augustus, Gaius Maecenas and Virgil (engraving)
3647118 The Roman Emperor Augustus, Gaius Maecenas and Virgil (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman Emperor Augustus, Gaius Maecenas and Virgil)

Hercules and Cacus (colour litho)
3634482 Hercules and Cacus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and Cacus)

The mother of Euryalus receiving the news of his death (colour litho)
3634477 The mother of Euryalus receiving the news of his death (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dante Alighieri La Divina
3767389 Dante Alighieri La Divina by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, L Inferno (The Divine Comedy)

Dante Alighieri La Divina
3767376 Dante Alighieri La Divina by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, L Inferno (The Divine Comedy)

Study for the Figure Virgil (pen and brown ink on off-white paper)
1216720 Study for the Figure Virgil (pen and brown ink on off-white paper) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 33x21.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Dante sleeping, attacked by wild beasts, and encountering Virgil (fresco)
702442 Dante sleeping, attacked by wild beasts, and encountering Virgil (fresco) by Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839); Casino Massimo, Rome

Heresiarchs, illustration from The Divine Comedy
CHT230860 Heresiarchs, illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Paris, published 1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Aeneas and Anchises, from the Campetti Sanctuary, Veies (stone) (b / w photo)
XIR223693 Aeneas and Anchises, from the Campetti Sanctuary, Veies (stone) (b/w photo) by Etruscan, (5th century BC); Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Etruscan

Aeneas and the Shade of Creusa
LLM460862 Aeneas and the Shade of Creusa by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and the Shade of Creusa)

The Fury at the Feast
LLM462297 The Fury at the Feast by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fury at the Feast)

Hercules and Cacus
LLM462294 Hercules and Cacus by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and Cacus. Illustration for Stories from Virgil by Alfred J Church.); © Look and Learn

Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679 (silk & wool)
490774 Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679 (silk & wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 411x337 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Monument to Virgil, Palazzo del Podesta, Piazza Dante, 1220 (stone)
ALI415166 Monument to Virgil, Palazzo del Podesta, Piazza Dante, 1220 (stone) by Italian School, (13th century); Mantua, Italy; (add.info)

The Shades approaching Dante and Virgil (graphite, pen & dark sepia wash on buff paper)
423913 The Shades approaching Dante and Virgil (graphite, pen & dark sepia wash on buff paper) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 18.3x11.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Virgil, The XII Aeneids, Tr J Vicars, N Alsop 1632 (b / w photo)
5988902 Virgil, The XII Aeneids, Tr J Vicars, N Alsop 1632 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virgil, The XII Aeneids, Tr J Vicars, N Alsop 1632)

Ascanius shooting the stag of Sylvia, c. 1680 (pen & ink with wash on paper)
1762611 Ascanius shooting the stag of Sylvia, c.1680 (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 25.2x32.9 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Burning Ships, illustration from Venus and Aeneas
692882 Burning Ships, illustration from Venus and Aeneas, opening of Book I of Virgils Aeneid (w/c on vellum) by Morris, William (1834-96); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

From the Virgil printed by Aldus at Venice in 1501 (litho)
2787011 From the Virgil printed by Aldus at Venice in 1501 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Virgil printed by Aldus at Venice in 1501)

Poetry, pub. by Robert Sayer (fl. 1750-80) c. 1750 (aquatint)
STC90180 Poetry, pub. by Robert Sayer (fl.1750-80) c.1750 (aquatint) by Houston, Richard (1721-75) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Venus asking Vulcan for the Armour of Aeneas (oil on canvas)
PWI91459 Venus asking Vulcan for the Armour of Aeneas (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 220x145 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Flemish, out of copyright

Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
PHD838 Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Front cover of Virgils Aeneid (leather)
621805 Front cover of Virgils Aeneid (leather) by Morris, William (1834-96); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Helen hiding in the Temple of Vesta, page 50 from Virgils Aeneid
621804 Helen hiding in the Temple of Vesta, page 50 from Virgils Aeneid (w/c on vellum) by Morris, William (1834-96); 14.3x13.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Venus and Aeneas, opening of Book I of Virgils Aeneid (w / c on vellum)
621800 Venus and Aeneas, opening of Book I of Virgils Aeneid (w/c on vellum) by Morris, William (1834-96); 14x13.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Ms 311, fol. 41v Illustration to the Georgics by Virgil, c. 1500 (vellum)
HLK153066 Ms 311, fol.41v Illustration to the Georgics by Virgil, c.1500 (vellum) by Master of the Prayer Books (c.1500); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester

Virgil, Roman poet (engraving)
5216742 Virgil, Roman poet (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virgil (70-19 BC), Roman poet

Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
5310827 Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V
995612 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench
995610 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench, Inferno, Canto XXIX, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV
995609 The Circle of Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV
995616 The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V
995596 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

Evander and Aeneas at Palentium (engraving)
812879 Evander and Aeneas at Palentium (engraving) by Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evander and Aeneas at Palentium. Print made by Wencelaus Hollar)

Aeneas and Mercury (engraving)
812877 Aeneas and Mercury (engraving) by Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and Mercury. Print made by Wencelaus Hollar)

Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra, Chimaera (engraving)
812880 Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra, Chimaera (engraving) by Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra)

Quotation of the Aeneid (engraving)
819414 Quotation of the Aeneid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quotation of the Aeneid, by Virgil)

Orpheus and Eurydice, c. 1709 (oil on canvas)
3545804 Orpheus and Eurydice, c.1709 (oil on canvas) by Raoux, Jean (1677-1734); 205.7x203.2 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Aeneas and Helen (colour litho)
3634495 Aeneas and Helen (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and Helen)

Dido and the False Ascanius (colour litho)
3634490 Dido and the False Ascanius (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido and the False Ascanius)

Cerberus (colour litho)
3634486 Cerberus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cerberus. Illustration for Stories from Virgil by Alfred J Church (Seeley)

The Harpies (colour litho)
3634493 The Harpies (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harpies. Illustration for Stories from Virgil by Alfred J Church (Seeley)

Juno and Aeolus (colour litho)
3634492 Juno and Aeolus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juno and Aeolus)

Aeneas and the shade of Dido (colour litho)
3634485 Aeneas and the shade of Dido (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and the shade of Dido)

The death of Camilla (colour litho)
3634472 The death of Camilla (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Camilla)

Tomb of the Roman poet Virgil, Posillipo, Naples (engraving)
3647132 Tomb of the Roman poet Virgil, Posillipo, Naples (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of the Roman poet Virgil, Posillipo, Naples)

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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.