PORTRAITS OF WISDOM: ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS IN EUROPEAN PAINTING

Abstract

The cultural heritage of Ancient Greece had left significant marks on the art of European painting. This admiration for the ancient culture can be seen starting from the Renaissance era which was inspired by the classical world and humanism. Baroque art in the 17th century and Neoclassical style of the 18th century also presented the traces of the ancient Greek civilization. Greek mythological figures and prominent people from the cultural life had been the subject of pictures. The focus of this study will be the portraits of the thinkers. The pictorial presentations of the life stories and anectodes of Ancient Greek philosophers such as Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Democritus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Diogenes will be explored.

Keywords

• Ancient Greek Philosophers, European Painting

BİLGELİĞİN PORTRELERİ: AVRUPA RESMİNDE ANTİK YUNAN FİLOZOFLARI

Abstract

Antik Yunan mirası, Avrupa resim sanatında önemli izler bırakmıştır. Klasik sanat ve hümanizmden beslenen Rönesans döneminde başlayan bu ilgi, 17. yüzyıl Barok ve 18. yüzyıl Yeniklasikçi üsluplarda da varlığını hissettirmiştir. Yunan mitolojik figürleri ve kültür hayatının önde gelen isimleri resimlere konu olmuştur. Bu araştırma, düşünürlerin portreleri üzerinde duracaktır. Antik Yunan filozofları arasında yer alan Pisagor, Heraklitos, Demokritos, Sokrates, Platon, Aristoteles ve Diyojen gibi isimlerin yaşam öyküleri ve anekdotlarının resimsel sunumları incelenecektir.

Keywords

• Antik Yunan Filozofları,, Avrupa Resmi

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