a-l-ancien-regime: Vacheron Constantin pocket watch Les Bergers of Arcadia, created in 1923 . This p
a-l-ancien-regime: Vacheron Constantin pocket watch Les Bergers of Arcadia, created in 1923 . This pocket watch reveals a motif from a painting by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) of “Les Bergers d’Arcadie”, shepherds from classical antiquity, around a tomb. “Et in Arcadia ego” is a phrase that appears on this painting. Translated literally it means “And in Arcadia I”. Arcadia is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas and in classical Greek mythology, was the home of Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was regarded as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness. -- source link