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Professor Jaffé as well, confirms in his letter that the painting is the same as the one catalogued by Hoet in the 1734 Jordaens sale. 1 foot in Antwerp was not the same length as 1 foot in the Hague). The discrepancy in size between that and the present canvas is probably due to the fact that dimensions in every major city were different at this time (i.e. 12) the 1734 sale catalogue records the size of lot 12 as ‘3 voet 1 dium’ by ‘5 voet 1 dium’ which is approximately 104,7 x 134 9 cm. D’Hulst further states that the present painting was probably identical to lot 12 in the Jacob Jordaens sale in 1734 (see G.Hoet, Catalogus of Naamlyst van Schilderyen met Derzelver Pryzen, 1752, p. d’Hulst suggests that the present painting is a smaller version with extended architectural elements, of the fully autograph composition by Jordaens, circa 1640, in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden (223 x 349 cm) in Jaffé’s opinion the elaborate architectural setting, absent in the earlier version of the subject at Dresden, indicates that the present work belongs to the latter half of Jordaens’ production, after circa 1650. Michael Jaffé, England, 4th of January 1994. d’Hulst, Dilbeek, 30th of July 1992, datable circa 1650-55 In this depiction we see the crowd around him mock Diogenes for his strange ways, when in reality he was in a way mocking their vices. Diogenes looked for a human being but reputedly found nothing but rascals and scoundrels. When asked what he was doing, he would answer, “I am looking for a man.” (Modern sources often say that Diogenes was looking for an “honest man”. This famous story is depicted here by Jordaens with Diogenes in the middle with the lamp and everyone around him is.
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He became notorious for his philosophical stunts, such as carrying a lamp during the day in full daylight, claiming to be looking for an honest man.
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He used his simple lifestyle and behaviour to criticize the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt, confused society.ĭiogenes made a virtue of poverty. He modelled himself on the example of Heracles, and believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory. Diogenes was a controversial figure.Īfter being exiled, he moved to Athens and criticized many cultural conventions of the city. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea coast of modern day Turkey, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC. Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.
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