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Grayscale image of a smiling, laughing bearded man leaning on a globe with a fringed cloak over his shoulders, dark background.

Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher

A bearded man with tousled hair laughs broadly while leaning on a large globe, one hand resting on its curved surface. He wears a draped cloak with fringed edges over bare shoulders, against a dark background. The grayscale photograph shows soft, shadowed modeling typical of a 17th-century oil painting.

Artist
Spanish
Date
c. 1630
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1447 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1635).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift in memory of Samuel Gans from his heirs

Español: Demócrito, el filósofo que ríe

Un hombre barbudo de cabello revuelto ríe abiertamente mientras se apoya en un gran globo, con una mano sobre su superficie curva. Lleva una capa drapeada con bordes flecados sobre los hombros desnudos, contra un fondo oscuro. La fotografía en escala de grises muestra un modelado suave y sombreado propio de una pintura al óleo del siglo XVII.

Português: Demócrito, o filósofo que ri

Um homem barbudo, de cabelo desgrenhado, ri abertamente enquanto se apoia em um grande globo, com uma das mãos sobre sua superfície curva. Veste um manto drapeado de bordas franjadas sobre os ombros nus, contra um fundo escuro. A fotografia em tons de cinza mostra modelagem suave e sombreada, típica de uma pintura a óleo do século XVII.

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