Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 85.5cm × w 70cm
Collection
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Materials
canvas; oil paint (paint)
Object Type
painting
Subject Matter
Heraclitus, the weeping philosopher, and Democritus, the laughing philosopher; globe
Acquisition Method
gift
Acquired
1916
Notes
olieverf op doek
Collection Type
paintings
An influential member of the group of painters called the Dutch Caravaggists. He was first exposed to the work of Caravaggio when he travelled to Italy in 1605. When he returned to the Netherlands in 1614, his work reflected his interest in Caravaggio's realism, and possessed many of the same stylistic and formal traits, including the emanation of light from a single source. He painted mostly biblical, genre, and mythological scenes, many with a restless and charged atmosphere. Comment on works: History
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ca. 1624–25
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