Why it matters
Emperor Augustus supports his sister Octavia, who has fainted as Virgil reads a passage from the Aeneid foretelling the early death of her son Marcellus. Empress Livia, rumoured to have poisoned him, sits beside them.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1814.
- The title means 'You will be Marcellus'.
- Virgil himself is outside the picture.
Based on the Dutch Wikipedia article Tu Marcellus eris (CC BY-SA 4.0).
