It represents the Roman poet Virgil, dressed in a white toga decorated with embroidery.

The poet holds in his hand, which is placed on his knees, a roll of parchment on which are written extracts of the Aeneid, more precisely the eighth verse: "Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso, quidve..."
It represents the Roman poet Virgil, dressed in a white toga decorated with embroidery.
The poet holds in his hand, which is placed on his knees, a roll of parchment on which are written extracts of the Aeneid, more precisely the eighth verse: "Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso, quidve..."
Virgil Mosaic