Diogenes mocks Plato / Painting / 1797
Diogenes of Sinope; Greek philosopher.
died in 323 B.C.
"Plato's School"
(Diogenes ridicules Plato's definition of man as a featherless, two-legged animal by presenting a plucked chicken).
Painting, 1797, by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758–1828).
Oil on canvas, 126 × 168.5 cm.
Berlin, Akademie der Künste.
ID
AKG212418ProductionDate
1797EventDate
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Category
Art
Ancient Civilisations
Personalities
Artist
Friedrich Georg Weitsch
Museum
Berlin, Akademie der Künste
Technique
Painting
Time period
4th century
Topic
German Art
History
Chicken
Philosopher (Male)
Scene
Classicism
Philosophy
Cynics
Cock (Animal)
Cruelty to Animals
Cynicism
Person
Location
Athens
Greece
Person
Diogenes of Sinope
Plato
Akademos
High
4961 × 3807 (54.0 MB)
42.0 cm × 32.2 cm @ 300 dpi
Lossless
6077 × 4664 (81.1 MB)
51.5 cm × 39.5 cm @ 300 dpi