Diogenes
by Ugo da Carpi
Title
Diogenes
Artist
Ugo da Carpi
Medium
Drawing - Chiaroscuro Woodcut
Description
Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book and with a plucked hen standing behind him at right
The plucked chicken refers to Diogenes mockery of Plato's definition of man as "a featherless biped".
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February 5th, 2016
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