Philosophers Collection

Platos Cave Allegory
In Platos Republic Socrates likens mankind to prisoners in a cave who see only the shadows of reality, and the philosophers to those who have been given a glimpse of it

Science Allegorised
Philosophy enthroned, surrounded by the sciences - Grammar, Rhetoric, Linguistics, Music, Arithmetic, Geometry and Astronomy, with Socrates and Plato and scholars writing

Engraved title page. From: The anatomy of melancholy. Date: 1632

GIORGIONE, Giorgio da Castelfranco, called (1477-1510)

Board games of the 14th century
Board games including fox and geese, dice, merelles, chess, circular chess and tables (backgammon), and the philosophers game

Stone engraving
Plum Blossom and Moon. Artist: Anon. Engraver: Anon. Rubbing from Chinese stone engraving from the period between the Han and Tang Dynasties (1st-8th centuries)

Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman Emperor. Bust
Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. Bust. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Capitoline Museums. Hall of the Philosophers. Rome. Italy
Capitoline Museums. Hall of the Philosophers. Exhibition. Rome. Italy

Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman Emperor. Equestrian statue
Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. Equestrian statue. Sculpture. Bronze. Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy

Discussion of Latin philosophers. From right to left: Cato the Elder, Scipio, Livy and Atticus. Miniature. Codex. 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Hadrians Villa. Pecile and Hall of Philosophers. 2nd centur
Italy. Hadrians Villa. Imperial Villa built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138). 2nd century. The Pecile. Tivoli

Cartoon, Boche idealism, WW1
Cartoon, Boche idealism -- a fat German with food and drink on the table and portraits of two German philosophers (Leibniz and Kant) on the wall. Date: 1915

Hadrians Villa. 2nd century. Italy
Italy. Hadrians Villa. Imperial Villa built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138). 2nd century. Stadium, the Philosophers Chamber and the Pecile. Tivoli

Hadrians Villa. Hall of Philosophers. 2nd century. Italy
Italy. Hadrians Villa. Imperial Villa built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138). 2nd century. Hall of Philosophers. Tivoli

Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman emperor from 161 to 180. Ny
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus)(121-180). Roman emperor from 161 to 180. Dynasty Antonine. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

The Garden of Philosophers, Athens. The acropolis can be seen in the distance. Date: circa 350 BC

Four bulldogs on a greetings card -- The Philosophers. With quotations (forming a four-line verse) from Lucretius, Hamlet, Kirke White and Democritus. Date: circa 1890s

Seneca in his bath, the martydom of the saints and text Date: 1493

A Philosopher in Ecstasy. Date: ca. 1870

Heidelberg viewed from Philosophenweg
View from the Philosophers Walk (Philosophenweg) - Heidelberg, Germany - above the Neckar River, crossed by the Karl Theodor Bridge (1788). Date: circa 1910s

Planets - Jupiter
JUPITER (Zeus, Jove) drives his chariot, drawn by eagles, over Earth where scientists study the cosmos and conduct experiments and philosophers engage in learned discourse

GREAT SAGE
The great sage Douban is versed in the wisdom of the philosophers, and also acquainted with languages, astrology and medicine

Greek Philosophers
Philosophers consider the meaning of life in the Grove of Academe

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