Virgilio's statue

Antonio Bibiena’s desire was to place four statues of four of the most influential citizens of Mantua, protective gods of the city, inside the hall. The statues are in a prominent position, two of them are at the back of the stage, the other two on each side of the proscenium arch. The statue of the most important personality, Virgil (Andes 70 a.C., Brindisi 19 a.C.), is at the back, inside an elegant niche, above it a gable. The poet wears a wreath around his head, he is standing next to a tree trunk and is holding up a book containing his work.​
His juvenile and kind look, together with tree he is standing next to, form a bucolic atmosphere similar to the one that characterizes his work.