Waterhouse relied on flights of steps to drive a number of his more ambitious compositions in the 1880s, most notably St Eulalia 1885 (London, Tate Britain, Millbank), Mariamne, 1887 (New York, Forbes Magazine Collection) and A flower market, old Rome (Private collection).
The figure’s meditative expression is comparable to depictions of saints and apostles from. He is depicted here with his lighted lantern, which he used during the day in his search for an honest man in the streets of Athens, indicating his general contempt for humanity. Moreover, the spatial arrangements, a sunken ledge below street-level beside a flight of steps, as well as the curiosity of the young women, who lean forward to catch a glimpse of the cranky old man, serve to underline his gloomy rejection of the world the better to serve some immediate practical good. Diogenes of Sinope (ca.412 - 323BC) was a Greek Cynic philosopher. "The treatment of marble in Diogenes, and the faithful reconstruction of the Doric temple architecture in the background (Diogenes' tub was according to tradition borrowed from the Temple of the Mother of the Gods), even the peculiarly Japanese-looking sun-shades, as well as numerous details of costume, were all executed with great care. Page of Diogenes by RIBERA, Jusepe de in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European painting, sculpture and architecture. Pre-authorization of 20 of the price (max 300 ) to guarantee the intention to purchase. In it the well-known story of Diogenes, the humble philosopher, is depicted.
According to Angus Trumble, this painting closes the stage in his career when "the meticulous archaeological techniques of Lawrence Alma-Tadema" influenced the artist. Diogenes’ Jar refers to the story of the Greek philosopher Diogenes who is also known as Diogenes the Cynic. 1647 Oil on canvas, 160 x 221 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Whereas the mood of the London Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake is intentionally severe, the Landscape with Diogenes in the Louvre is much lighter in tone and mood. Diogenes of Sinope aka Diogenes the Cynic born circa 412 BC died 323 BC. The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great, engraving by Mark Quirin after Peter Paul Rubens, 1784. In Waterhouse's painting, Diogenes, the ancient ascetic philosopher who lived in a tub and carried a lantern, looking for an honest man, provides a striking contrast to the attractive young women and their perfectly blooming flowers. DIOGENES OF SINOPE (c 404-323 BCE) Greek philosopher in his barrel painted by John Waterhouse in 1882.
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