Virgil inspired by the muses Clio and Melpomene

Beginning of 3c A.D. / Marble mosaic / Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia

Virgil~ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/virgil

The Poet Ovidiu at Tomis
by Ion Theodorescu Sion

1916 / Oil on plywood / 14 3/5″x17″ / Private collection

Ovid~ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ovid