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Title

Alexander Visiting Diogenes

Artist

Salvator Rosa

Physical Description

A standing man in a magnificent crested helmet addresses a bearded man in bedraggled clothes sitting on the ground before the mouth of a large barrel. The latter figure turns his head to respond and extends his right hand toward the other man. A group of soldiers crowd around.

Artist Life Dates

1615-1673

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1673

Accession Number

1964/2.109

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 12.07664

Primary Keywords

barrels (containers)

emperors

etching (printing process)

philosophers

soldiers

Title

The Cynic Philosopher Crates

Artist

Domenico Fetti

Physical Description

This painting shows a man seated on a bench, facing the viewer. He leans forward slightly and his right hand reaches across his body to point toward a group of coins on the ground. He is dressed in tattered clothing and his feet are bare. The bench where he is seated is inscribed with the letters: P. Q. P. C. /T. T. This is an outdoor scene with open sky in the background and some vegetation on a ledge above him, but there are no details to indicate the exact location. Another man is shown in the background at the right, walking hunched over and using a staff. There is a strong contrast between dark and light in this painting. The figure of the walking man and the dark shapes of buildings are outlined against the light backdrop of the sky. A strong warm light, from the left side of the painting, highlights the knees, hand and upper body of the seated man.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1589 - 1624)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1624

Accession Number

1966/2.2

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 11.95078

Primary Keywords

buildings

cynic

figures

men

philosopher

philosophers

rags

seated

standing

Title

Democritus in Meditation

Artist

Salvator Rosa

Physical Description

A bearded man sits in a cemetery upon a stone block and leans on a sarcophagus with his head in his hand. A book sits in his lap. Sarcophagi, obelisks, and funerary urns surround him. The bones and body parts of humans and animals along with a discarded helmet and books are strewn across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1615-1673

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1673

Accession Number

1959/1.126

Medium and Support

etching with drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.82752

Primary Keywords

cemeteries

deaths

etching (printing process)

philosophers

skeletons

skulls (skeleton components)