Sujet

Virgil reading the ''Aeneid'' to Augustus and Octavia, 1788. Creator: Angelica Kauffman.

Légende

Virgil reading the ''Aeneid'' to Augustus and Octavia, 1788. Depiction of a legend in writings by Macrobius, that Octavia the Younger fainted whilst Virgil was reading to her and Augustus a passage about her son Marcellus in Book VI of his Aeneid.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A37_358

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Droits gérés

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55.0Mo (4.7Mo) / 42.0cm x 32.8cm / 4960 x 3874 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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