Publius Vergillus Maro Collection

Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Dante and Virgil in Hell, 1850. Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Dante and Virgil in Hell, 1850. Scene from Italian poet Dante Alighieris Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy. Dante (1265-1321) was a great admirer of the Roman poet Virgil, and in his Divine Comedy

Dante and Virgil in the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil in the inferno, 1863. Dante, guided by Virgil, in the third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning

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

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)

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)

Mercury, sent by Jupiter... late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Thornton
Mercury, sent by Jupiter... late 18th-early 19th century....ordering Calypso, Queen of the Island Ogygia, in the Ausonian Sea, to let Ulysses proceed on his Voyage for Ithaca

Menalcas, Damoetas and Palaemon, 5th century, (1849). Creator: Walter
Menalcas, Damoetas and Palaemon, 5th century, (1849). A scene from Virgils " Eclogue III", featuring Menalcas, Damoetas and Palaemon with sheep

Dante and Virgil with giant, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with giant, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Camilla slaying Aunus, 1653. Creator: Francis Cleyn
Camilla slaying Aunus, 1653. Scene from Virgils Aeneid, showing the Amazon-like maiden warrior Camilla killing Aunus, or possibly his son

Turnus before Latinus, early 17th century. Creator: Francis Cleyn
Turnus before Latinus, early 17th century. Scene from Virgils Aeneid: Turnus King of the Rutuli appears before King Latinus, seated on his throne

Dus deerlyk fneuvelde Kartagoos koningin?, 1668. Artist: Gerard de Lairesse
Dus deerlyk fneuvelde Kartagoos koningin?, 1668. Dus deerlyk fneuvelde Kartagoos koningin. Men fchrikke, en wachte zich voor d onegbonde min, 1668

Heinrich Schliemann, (1822-1890), German archaeologist, 1893
Heinrich Schliemann, (1822-1890), German businessman and a pioneer of field archaeology, 1893. Schliemann was an archaeological excavator of Hissarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy

The tomb of Virgil, near Naples, Italy, 1788. Artist: Thomas Prattent
The tomb of Virgil, near Naples, Italy, 1788

The Death of Dido, c1637-c1640. Artist: Sebastien Bourdon
The Death of Dido, c1637-c1640. Dido, Queen of Carthage, commits suicide after being abandoned by her lover, Aeneas. The story is recounted in the Aeniad, a poem by the Roman poet Virgil

Virgil and the Muses, Roman mosaic from Sousse, Tunisia, 3rd century AD. Located in the collection of the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Tityrus playing the pipes, 5th century. Illustration from Vergils Bucolics in the Codex Vergilius Romanus, collection of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican Library

The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Homer, the Greek epic poet who lived during the 8th century BC, is being crowned as an immortal

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861. Artist: Gustave Dore
Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Dante and Virgil observing sinners burning in Hell. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri

Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing, 18th century. In the background agricultural tools are being made from wood

Beekeepers preparing to take a swarm, 18th century. At the bottom of the tree are straw beehives (skeps) used in the apiary

Sheep, cattle, horses and goats, 18th century. In the foreground a horse and a cow are being assessed by farmers, while in the right background a shepherd plays on pan pipes as he

Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks down at one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs

Virgil (79-19 BC), Roman poet. Virgil (Publius Vergillus Maro) was the author of Aeneid and Georgics

Roman mosaic of Virgil, 1st century
Roman mosaic of Virgil (October 15, 70 BC - September 21, 19 BC) from Bardo Museums collection, Tunisia, 1st century

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