"Herodotus, the Father of History, standing alone with a scroll, praised by Cicero while criticized by ancient philosophers — Plutarch, Aristotle, Thucydides, Strabo — surrounding him with skeptical gestures; behind him, the Library of Alexandria dividing his Histories into nine books named after the Muses; faded missing pages floating away; ancient Persian, Egyptian, and Greek documents on a scale weighing his accounts; classical painting style, muted earthy tones, dramatic lighting, scholarly atmosphere" Mostra altro