Heraclitus, the Weeping Philosopher
An elderly, white-bearded man in a brown robe bows his head over clasped hands, eyes shut in grief, beside a brass armillary sphere at left. Dark background and warm light from the upper left model his face and hands in dramatic Baroque chiaroscuro.
- Artist
- Spanish
- Date
- c. 1630
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1439 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1640).
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Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift in memory of Samuel Gans from his heirs
