The Sleeping Philosopher Democritus, Giovanni David, 1775 Canvas Print

The Sleeping Philosopher Democritus, Giovanni David, 1775 Canvas Print

Amidst antique debris, animal skulls and half-dead trees, abdera's ancient philosopher Democritus sleeps. Next to him are an oil lamp and a celestial glow. He is in the traditional posture of the personification of sleep and the night: the arm bent above the head. With inscription taken from the salutation of an ode to Horace: Integer vitae scelerisque purus (Hor: Lib. I. Od: 22), which refers to a righteous walk of life, free from sin.

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