Kopf Socrates (»Head of ›Socrates‹ (Thucydides?)«)
Was engraved / etched by
Was drawn by
Related persons
Depicts
- Socrates <Philosophus>; Bei Rubens.
Possibly depicts
- Thucydides; Heutige Forschung; s. Corpus Rubenianum XXIII, S. 128 (M. Meulen).
Icon view
Related works of art
Is related to
- Kilian/Sandrart: Bildnis Socrates / »SOCRATES« (TA 1675, Tafel H) Printmaking
Was model for
- Sandrart: Bildnis Socrates (Cod. icon. 366, fol. 8r) Drawing
Literature
Information are drawn from
- Corpus Rubenianum XXIII; Bd. II, S. 139–141, Nr. 118
Is identified in
- Simonato 2009(a); S. 216, Anm. 6
Is contained in
- Hollstein Dutch & Flemish; 155.II (unter Pontius)
Basic data
Date
1638
Material(s)/Technique
Kupferstich
Dimensions
315 x 211 mm
Inscriptions
SOCRATES SOPHRONISCI FILIVS: ATHENIESIS. / Ex marmore antiquo.
Signature and notation
P.P. Rubens delin. / P. Pontius sculpsit. Ao. 1638 (links);
Cum priuilegiis Regis Christianiss./ Principum Belgarum et. Ord. Batauiae (rechts).
Documented in
Hollstein Dutch & Flemish 155.II (unter Pontius); Corpus Rubenianum XXIII 118
External resources
British Museum:
1841,0809.53