Les Bergers d Arcadie

The most unusual antiquity of all is the Shepherd s Monument. It takes its name from a marble relief based on a painting by Nicholas Poussin Les Bergers d Arcadie II (also known as Et in Arcadia Ego) carved by the Dutch artist, Scheemakers. He sculpted this painting in mirror-reverse, typical of a bas-relief made from an engraving of the original painting kept in the Louvre. Reversed back from a mirror image to normal font, the inscription Et in Arcadia Ego is normal forward text. 

The Goddess, Demeter (Hecate) (from Les Bergers d Arcadie 11)... 

Now Lord Anson s mysterious letters at Shugborough have a solution. The inscription implies that Lord Anson knew the Knights Templar found Joseph s mummy under the Temple in Jerusalem. They removed it to a shrine in Mount Cardou. Poussin showed it in his famous painting Les Bergers d Arcadie II. The shrine may still be there. Possibly the bones or mummy of Jacob is there as well. 

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