![]() Most of his art can be found in the museums and private collections of the Netherlands, “Diogenes looking for an Honest Man” by Caesar van Everdingen Painting in 1652, this theme of “Diogenes looking for an Honest Man,” was widely represented in Dutch art by many artists.Ĭesar Pietersz or Cesar Boetius van Everdingen (1616 – 1678) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait and history painter. The large church in the background is the Cathedral of Saint Bavo in Haarlem. You may be men in name, but your brutish lives betray you as animals in reality”.Ĭaesar van Everdingen set this classic story about the 2,000-year-old Greek Philosopher in a contemporary Dutch town square with portraits of contemporaries, plus he featured the portraits of the family that commission this painting. “I see not one, for there is no reason in your hearts. When he was told that there are people all around in the crowds, he replied: ![]() Diogenes claimed that he was looking for an honest man. “Diogenes looking for an Honest Man” by Caesar van Everdingen depicts the philosopher Diogenes stands in the middle of a crowd, holding up a lantern. “Diogenes looking for an Honest Man” by Caesar van Everdingen Three years after this painting was first exhibited, Jean-Léon Gérôme was appointed a professor of painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. His companions were dogs that also served as emblems of his “Cynic” (Greek: “kynikos,” dog-like) philosophy, which emphasized an austere existence. He is shown lighting the lamp in daylight, a philosophical stunt, for which he became notorious, as he walked the streets claiming to be looking for an honest man. He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar in the marketplace. Diogenes by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts the Greek Philosopher Diogenes (404 – 323 BC) seated in the shelter he used during the night.
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