Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro); Roman poet, regarded as a prophet in the Middle Ages; 70 - 19BC. "Virgil". Painting, c. 1570, by Hermann tom Ring. (1521-1596). Mixed media on oak, 76 × 52cm. From a series of sybils and heathen prophets. (On loan from the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen). Münster, Münster Cathedral, chamber.