Roman literature posters & prints

Virgil ( 70 BC-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. 'The Aeneid'. Engraving, 1 Anonymous

Catullus and Lesbia, who in his arms seek solace for the death of her sparrow, 1809 Anonymous

Orpheus Anonymous

Orpheus in the Underworld, 1897 Anonymous

Lesbia and her Sparrow, 1860 Anonymous

Aeneas and Creusa, 1771 Benjamin West

Jupiter seducing Callisto, c. 1550 Andrea Schiavone

Erato and Pindar Anonymous

Medea rejuvenates Aeson Anonymous

Orpheus torn by the Maenads, c. 1480 Anonymous

Orpheus and Eurydice Anonymous

Jason and Medea Gustave Moreau

Jupiter and Callisto, c. 1656 Anonymous

The furnace of Volcano, 1563-1565 Giorgio Vasari

Mercury, Argus and Io, ca 1592 Abraham Bloemaert

A Roman Triumph, c.1630 Pieter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Livy Andre Thevet

Vulcan Anonymous

Cupids and Geniuses, 1630-1633 Nicolas Poussin

Jupiter and Olympia, 1526-1534 Giulio Romano

Venus and Cupid Anonymous

Jupiter and Semele, ca 1545 Jacopo Tintoretto

The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 Jean Bernard Restout

The Argonauts leaving Colchis, c. 1480 Ercole De' Roberti

Orpheus torn by the Maenads, ca 1944 Anonymous

The Forge of Vulcan, 1556-1557 Giorgio Vasari

Orpheus Anonymous

The Argonauts leaving Colchis Ercole De' Roberti

Jupiter and Semele, 1894-1895 Anonymous

Jason swearing Eternal Affection to Medea, 1743 Jean-François de Troy

Venus, 1490 Anonymous

Tarquinius and Lucretia, 16th or early 17th century Jacopo Palma

Orpheus and Eurydice, 1636-1638 Pieter Paul Rubens

Medea kills her son, ca 1470 Anonymous

Jason killing the Colchian Dragon, ca 1766-1770 Anonymous

Romulus marking the limits of Rome Giuseppe Cesari