Images of Philosophers

Raphael's The School of Athens:
             Several of the philosophers we've studied are depicted in this painting. Diogenes is sprawled on the stairs. Heraclitus is to Diogenes' right, his face propped up on his elbow. He is writing notes. Socrates is there too, but you can hardly see him in this image. He's behind the guy to the right of Heraclitus. He's wearing a light green robe. And of course Plato & Aristotle take center stage.

Detail of The School of Athens, Plato & Aristotle:

Detail of The School of Athens, Socrates:
Hey, what's Mona Lisa doing there?

Jacques Louis David's The Death of Socrates:
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