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

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

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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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  1. Angelica Kauffman, attributed to: Swiss; British: Artist, painter, printerSearch Wikipedia for Angelica Kauffman
Subject
  1. Virgil: Ancient Roman: Poet, authorSearch Wikipedia for Virgil
  2. Octavia the Younger: Roman: Search Wikipedia for Octavia the Younger
  3. Caesar Augustus: Ancient Roman: Emperor, statesman, politician, military leaderSearch Wikipedia for Caesar Augustus
People Related
  1. Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius: Roman: grammarian, philosopherSearch Wikipedia for Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius
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  1. Canvas
  2. Oil
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3874
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  1. Q21741326
  1. GE-4177
  1. 1400001893
  1. 3-097-219
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