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Democritus
The Greek philosophers Democritus and Heraclitus were considered to be polar opposites. In contrast to the old, melancholy Heraclitus (the nearby pendant), Democritus appears as a young, laughing hedonist. He points to the distance, as though that is where the folly of mankind is found. Together, the pair of paintings conveys a moralizing message: whether you laugh or cry, the world remains incura…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/98B(DEMOCRITUS)
- http://iconclass.org/98B(HERACLITUS)51
- http://iconclass.org/49E121
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of B. Asscher, Amsterdam and H. Koetser, Amsterdam
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/98B(DEMOCRITUS)
- http://iconclass.org/98B(HERACLITUS)51
- http://iconclass.org/49E121
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of B. Asscher, Amsterdam and H. Koetser, Amsterdam
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1628
- 1628
Place-Time
- second quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8087
- SK-A-2783
Extent
- height 85.7 cm
- width 70 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1628
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:43.021Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:40.161Z