Philosophers Discussing the Terrestrial Globe

A group of bearded philosophers in flowing robes gathers around a large sphere in the foreground, several gesturing and leaning in as if debating. Drawn in pen and brown ink with brown and black wash on blue-grey paper, the composition is crowded and dynamic, with figures packed into the upper edges.

Artist

Perino del Vaga

Date

n.d.

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, and brush and black ink, on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1491 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection