Socrates Discussing with His Disciples [obverse]
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bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)
Accession Number
2015.19.3734.a
Art Historical Context
Behold this exquisite bronze medallion, *Socrates Discussing with His Disciples [obverse]*, designed by the renowned Croatian-American sculptor Ivan Meštrović and struck by the Medallic Art Company in 1954. Measuring just 7.3 cm in diameter, this intimate sculpture captures a pivotal moment from ancient philosophy, with Socrates at the center of animated discourse among his followers. Part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection, gifted through the Society of Medalists—a prestigious group that commissioned leading artists to create collectible art medals—it exemplifies mid-20th-ce...