I believe Poussin's painting is called_Les Bergers d'Arcadia_ and the motto used by Nicolas was Et ego in Arcadia (I, too, have lived in Arcadia). The motto, however, was first used by Bartholomew Schidoni (1560-1616): I, too, was born in Arcadia, and was adopted by Goethe for his travels in Italy in 1816. Arcadia was idealized by Virgil in his _Ecologues_ and in the pastoral works of the Renaissance by Sidney's _Arcadia_. And for some reason I keep thinking it was used in the poetry of Shelley or Keats (?), but I could be wrong. cheers, Jim At 07:13 PM 99-01-22 -0500, Michael Kicey replied to Bill Freind's lament: >Well, there's a painting by Poussin called _Et in Arcadia ego_ that shows >two rather studly neoclassical-looking chaps gazing at a tombstone. >Obviously, as you probably already know, an allegory of the omnipresence >of death. I used to have a book with that painting in it, but alas it is >not to be found. > >Hope that helps, or at least verifies what you already probably know. > >Cheers to all and sundry, >Michael Kicey > >On 22.01.1999 6:23 PM, W. Freind at [log in to unmask] lamented: > >>Can someone point me to the source of "Et in Arcadia ego?" I keep thinking >>Vergil, but can't find it. >> >>Yes, I know I should know that. >> >>Bill Freind > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Desire is at once the most reluctant student >and the most demanding teacher. >______________________________________________________________________ > > Michael Kicey - Last of the Famous International Playboys > > [log in to unmask] 717/399.6281 > [log in to unmask] > acad.fandm.edu/~M_Kicey/ 210 Meyran Hall >______________________________________________________________________ >