Virgil Collection (#7)

Camilla and the Son of Aunus
LLM462293 Camilla and the Son of Aunus by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camilla and the Son of Aunus)

Iris appearing to Turnus
LLM462292 Iris appearing to Turnus by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris appearing to Turnus)

Aeneas and Helen
LLM460861 Aeneas and Helen by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and Helen. Illustration for Stories from Virgil by Alfred J Church (Seeley)

The Flight from Troy
LLM460859 The Flight from Troy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flight from Troy. Illustration for Stories from Virgil by Alfred J Church (Seeley)

Neptune Stilling the Waves
LLM460857 Neptune Stilling the Waves by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune Stilling the Waves)

Design for a Frontispiece to Virgilius the Sorcerer (pen and ink)
KDC397341 Design for a Frontispiece to Virgilius the Sorcerer (pen and ink) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

MS. 307, fol. 20r Illustration to Eclogue 5, Paris, c. 1410 (vellum)
HLK239483 MS. 307, fol.20r Illustration to Eclogue 5, Paris, c.1410 (vellum) by Lucon Master (fl.1390-1417); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester

Illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321
CHT230868 Illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Paris, published 1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321
CHT230866 Illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Paris, published 1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Harpies, illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno
CHT230859 Harpies, illustration from The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Paris, published 1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

She changed her into a spider, illustration from The Story of Greece
STC306485 She changed her into a spider, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550)
ALI277553 Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277548 & 277549)
ALI277550 Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277548 & 277549) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277548 & 277550)
ALI277549 Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277548 & 277550) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

Dido on the Pyre, 1775 (oil on canvas)
BFM286673 Dido on the Pyre, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Tischbein, Johann Heinrich (1722-89); 121.6x142.3 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha

Page from the Florence Virgil (colour litho)
961145 Page from the Florence Virgil (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of paleography)

Aeneas and Creusa, 1771 (oil on linen)
1079289 Aeneas and Creusa, 1771 (oil on linen) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 188x142.2 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Aeneas and Creusa)

Iris appearing before Turnus, opening of Book IX of Virgils Aeneid
621803 Iris appearing before Turnus, opening of Book IX of Virgils Aeneid (w/c on vellum) by Morris, William (1834-96); 14.3x13.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

The Death of Camilla (fresco)
ALI191406 The Death of Camilla (fresco) by Abate, Nicolo dell (c.1509-71); Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: maiden warrior of the Volsci; ); Alinari

Virgil and Horace at the house of the Roman Statesman, Maecenas (litho)
5198200 Virgil and Horace at the house of the Roman Statesman, Maecenas (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dido and Aeneas, early 18th century (oil on canvas)
5242274 Dido and Aeneas, early 18th century (oil on canvas) by Verkolje, Nicolaes (1673-1746); 90.2x117.5 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The Roman poet Virgil declaiming to the Empress Octavia his eleby on the death of her son, Marcellus (litho)
5997323 The Roman poet Virgil declaiming to the Empress Octavia his eleby on the death of her son, Marcellus (litho) by Sidney

The Meeting between Venus and Aeneas, c. 1678 (pen & ink with wash on paper)
1762612 The Meeting between Venus and Aeneas, c.1678 (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 24.5x31.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Didos Sacrifice to Juno, 1630 (oil on oak)
3930929 Didos Sacrifice to Juno, 1630 (oil on oak) by Lastman, Pieter (1583-1633); 73.8x106 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Dido, queen of Carthage and the widow of Acerbas)

Aeneas stands beside the spoils of King Mezentius, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195393 Aeneas stands beside the spoils of King Mezentius, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Iris appearing before Turnus, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195391 Iris appearing before Turnus, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Venus giving armour to Aeneas, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195389 Venus giving armour to Aeneas, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Dido and Cupid, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195388 Dido and Cupid, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII
995614 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, Inferno, Canto V
995605 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, Inferno, Canto V, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII
995599 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

Dante Alighieri La Divina
3764880 Dante Alighieri La Divina by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, L Inferno (The Divine Comedy)

Aeneas flees the burning city of Troy, carrying his aged father Anchises on his shoulders
1093976 Aeneas flees the burning city of Troy, carrying his aged father Anchises on his shoulders and leading his son Julus by the hand (chromolitho) by European School

The Wooden Horse from the Opera of Les Troyens, by Hector Berlioz, 1898 (litho)
XEE1080236 The Wooden Horse from the Opera of Les Troyens, by Hector Berlioz, 1898 (litho) by Poyet, Louis (1846-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Troyens (in English)

Dante Alighieri La Divina
3767393 Dante Alighieri La Divina by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, L Inferno (The Divine Comedy)

Women at work (engraving)
812875 Women at work (engraving) by Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women at work. Scenes from Virgil. Women weaving)

Dante and Statius sleeping, Virgil Watching, illustration to the Divine Comedy
877947 Dante and Statius sleeping, Virgil Watching, illustration to the Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, 1825-27 (w/c with pen & ink over graphite) by Blake

Charon and the ghosts (colour litho)
3634487 Charon and the ghosts (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charon and the ghosts)

The flight from Troy (colour litho)
3634497 The flight from Troy (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The flight from Troy)

The fury at the feast (colour litho)
3634483 The fury at the feast (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fury at the feast)

Iris appearing to Turnus (colour litho)
3634479 Iris appearing to Turnus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris appearing to Turnus)

The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet, c. 1643 (oil on canvas)
3493254 The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet, c.1643 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 105.1x152.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Amant alterna Camanae (chromolitho)
2815917 Amant alterna Camanae (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amant alterna Camanae (The Muses love these songs that go back and forth)

Aeneas at Didos palace (chromolitho)
2782967 Aeneas at Didos palace (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas at Didos palace. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Dido abandoned by Aeneas (chromolitho)
2782963 Dido abandoned by Aeneas (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido abandoned by Aeneas. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

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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.