12
Ovid among the Scythians
Eugene Delacroix
1859 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 87.6 × 130.2 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
In AD 8 the Roman poet Ovid, author of the poem Metamorphoses, was banished for life by the Emperor Augustus to the port of Tomis on the coast of the Black Sea. At that time, this region was inhabited...
horsefloraArtWhisperer
12 collected·28 zoomed·0 comments
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.