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The Vergilius Vaticanus and How It Survived 1,500 Years

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The Vergilius Vaticanus is an illuminated manuscript from the Late Antique period, said to have been created in the 400’s. Containing one of the few surviving fragments of Virgil’s Aeneid, as well as the Georgics, and Eclogues, the Vergilius Vaticanus is a unique artifact and one of the oldest surviving illustrated manuscripts on any subject. Today, the Vergilius Vaticanus resides in the Vatican Library.

How the Vergilius Vaticanus Ended Up in the Vatican

The Vergilius Vaticanus is known also as the Vatican Virgil, and is named as such due to it being housed in the Vatican Library. The manuscript has resided in the Vatican since 1600, when it was bequeathed by Fulvio Orsini, an Italian humanist. Known as the father of modern iconography, Orsini was an antiquarian and collector. He was in the service of the Farnese family, and acquired new artworks for the family’s villa in Rome, the Palazzo Farnese. These included works by Michelangelo and Raphael. At the same time, Orsini began to collect work of arts for himself, one of which was the Vergilius Vaticanus.

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