Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia, oil on canvas painting by Jean-Joseph Taillasson, 1787.
The Roman poet Virgil reads the Aeneid to Augustus and his sister Octavia Minor. Octavia is shown fainting after Virgil references her recently deceased son Marcellus as a hero Aeneas meets in the underworld.
The National Gallery, London.
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Taillasson, J. (2026, January 29). Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21544/virgil-reading-the-aeneid-to-augustus-and-octavia/
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