Reference code
GI/1/333
Title
Prof.Thompson, 5 Piazza di Spagna, to [John] Gibson
Date
16 Jan 1855
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Historical Background
The lines quoted by Thompson are from the Catalepton, part of the Appendix Vergiliana, and are of doubtful authorship.
Content Description
Thompson sends Gibson a quotation in Latin taken "from the minor poems of
Virgil", which he says contain a striking confirmation of Gibson's views on the painting of statues. He also translates the lines.