Virgil Collection (page 2)

FARINATA ROASTS
Virgil and Dante contemplate Farinata degli Uberti as he roasts for ever, expiating his wickedness on Earth

THE FIERY PIT
Virgil shows Dante what it is like to be subjected to the fiery pit for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and

THE FIRES OF HELL
Virgil shows Dante that though Hell is hot enough already, flames are descending in a perpetual shower to make the damned more uncomfortable than ever

ROMAN BEEKEEPERS / VIRGIL
Roman beekeepers watch their bees swarming. Date: First published: 29 BC

ANCIENT / PLOUGHING / VIRGIL
Ploughing with oxen. Date: First published: 29 BC

FARMING / WINTER / VIRGIL
The farm in winter: the sheep & goats are brought in from pasture. Date: First published: 29 BC

ROMAN CELEBRATION / VIRGIL
Dancing in honour of CERES (Demeter), the goddess of agriculture. On Ceres let him call & Ceres praise, With uncouth dances & with country lays. Date: First published: 29 BC

BACCHUS / VINES / VIRGIL
Tending the vines, while Bacchus presides over the activities. Date: First published: 29 BC

Roman Farmers - Livestock
Farmers appraising horses & cattle. Date: First published: 29 BC

CATTLE FARMING / BULLS
Cattle farming: rival bulls battle for the leadership of the herd. Date: First published: 29 BC

BIRTH OF APICULTURE
The birth of Apiculture: when heifers are sacrificed, bees swarm from them; a gift from the gods to the pious. Date: First published: 29 BC

CROSSING THE STYX
En route to Inferno, Dante and Virgil cross the Styx in Charons ferry, and have their first sight of the damned

VISION / CROSS / ANGELS
The vision of the cross covered with angels: Beamd on that cross; & pattern fails me now. (Canto XIV, lines 96-97) Date: First published: 1307-21?

Dante - Virgil Cross Styx
Virgil and Dante cross the Styx. Date: First published: 1307-21?

Astronauts are introduced to the American and foreign p?
Astronauts are introduced to the American and foreign press at a press conference in Washington in summer 1959. From left: Maj Deke Slayton, Cdr Alan Shepard, Cdr Walter Schirra, Maj Virgil Grissom

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom beside his Mercury space?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom beside 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

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom approaches his Redstone ?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom approaches his Redstone rocket at Cape Canaveral prior to his delayed flight which was cancelled due to bad weather, 19 July 1961. Date: 1961

A US Marines helicopter lifts astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Gr?
A US Marines helicopter lifts astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom out of the Atlantic at the end of his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles, 21 July 1961. Date: 1961

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom is raised in a lift to t?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom is raised in a lift to the Mercury capsule at the top of the Redstone rocket at Cape Canaveral prior to his delayed flight which was cancelled due to bad weather

Divine Comedy. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross t
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in the boat of Phlegyas

Divine Comedy. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil in the tomb of Pope Anastasius. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Dante / Virgil / Purgatorio
Now the fair consort of Tithonus old, arisen from her mates beloved arms, look d palely o er the eastern cliff. Date: First published: 1307-21?

ITALY. Mantua. Statue of Virgil. Sculpture on bronze

Laboureur, Francesco Massimiliano (1767-1831). Italian sculptor. Metabus and his daughter, 1820. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. 14th C. Engraving by Gusta
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradiso Canto III. Piccarda Donati and souls whose vows had been broken

The Divine Comedy. Dante and Virgil in Purgatory. Folio 177
The Divine Comedy. Poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Miniature depicting Dante and Virgil in Purgatory. Folio 177 r. 1480-1482. Painted by Guglielmo Giraldi (active 1445-1490)

Divine Comedy. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil befor
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil before the opprobrium of Crete. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Divine Comedy. Journey of Dante through the Hell, guided by
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Journey of Dante through the Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Dante / Divine Comedy / Hell
Illustration to the twenty- eighth canto: Dante & Virgil see prophet Muhammad showing his entrails in the eight circle of hell Date: First published: 1307-21?

Mopsus & Menalcas / Virgil
Mopsus & Menalcas sing praises of Daphnis

Virgil (70-19 B. C. ). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatu
Virgil (70-19 B.C.). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. Folio 80r, 15th century. 1st. Book. Aeneas in Carthage with queen Dido. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Virgil (70-19 B. C). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatur
Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. Folio 145r, 15th century. VI book. Aeneas in Cumae with Sibyl. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. Di
Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. VI book. Dido falls in love with Aeneas. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Divine Comedy. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are you
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are you that you are among our smoke?. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Aeneid. Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC-19 AC). Latin poet. Aeneid. Engraving. 1729

Virgil (70-19 B. C. ). Classical Roman poet. Georgics
Virgil (70-19 B.C.). Classical Roman poet. Georgics

Jacopo Sannazaro (Anon)
JACOPO SANNAZARO Italian writer, known for his Arcadia derived from Virgil Date: 1458 - 1530

Jacopo Sannazaro (Head)
JACOPO SANNAZARO Italian writer, known for his Arcadia derived from Virgil Date: 1458 - 1530

Jacques Delille (Mono)
JACQUES DELILLE French scholar, known especially for his translation of Virgil Date: 1738 - 1813

Ornaments in tapestry and paintings, 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

Aeneas built a castle in Italy and sends his wise messengers to the king Latinus in Laurentum. Scene from the Aeneid of Virgil in french manuscript From the creation of the world to the conquest of

DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321). The Divine Comedy. s.XIV. The Purgatory. Dante and Virgil in the staircase that leads to the gates of Hell. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice

Virgil Solis
VIRGIL SOLIS German engraver, depicted handling the tools of his trade. Date: 1514 - 1562

John Ogilby
JOHN OGILBY Scottish writer and translator, notably of Virgil. Date: 1600 - 1676

Italian girls in fancy Swimwear
Three Italian girls posing in fancy Swimwear - seen as scandalous (far too revealing!) in some quarters. Date: circa 1905

The Mercury-Redstone rocket that carried Virgil Grissom on the second US manned sub-orbital spaceflight. The Mercury capsule was named Liberty Bell 7

Ring with a weevil set in
About 200 years old, this weevil (Tetrasothynus regalis) has been set in a gold ring

The Divine Comedy. s. XIV. Dante, Virgil and Cato
The Divine Comedy. s.XIV. Dante, Virgil and Cato. Boat with an angel and six souls. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

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