Prof.Thompson, 5 Piazza di Spagna, to [John] Gibson

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Archive context

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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.