In Arcadian texts, the adjective “bucolic” is connected with the beauties of country life, mainly pastoral. Virgil, Latin poet, dedicated one of his books to this kind of life.
O adjetivo bucólico relaciona-se, nos textos Arcádicos, com as belezas da vida campestre, nomeadamente a pastoril. Virgílio, poeta latino, dedicou um dos seus livros a este tipo de vida.
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)-'the course of empire. The Arcadian pastoral state'-oil on canvas-1834 New York-Historical Society
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)-'et in Arcadia ego'-oil on canvas-(1637-1639) Paris-Musée du Louvre
Alvan Fisher (1792-1863)-'pastoral landscape'-oil on canvas-1856 Washington (DC)-White House
Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco, called Giorgione (ca 1477-1510)-oil on canvas-(1508-1509) Paris-Musée du Louvre
Meister des Vergilius Romanus (5th century)-'the Georgics of Virgil.III.book. shepherds with their flocks'-parchment Città del Vaticano-Biblioteca Apostolica
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