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The Relation of the Individual to the State: Socrates and His Friends Discuss "The Republic," as in Plato's Account; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Saint Paul, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul

John La Farge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A grayscale image of a drawing depicts a scene with several people wearing togas. An archway frames the scene. A woman sits on a curved object on the left. Two men stand in the center of the image. The man on the left holds a staff. A man to the right sits on steps. A woman sits on the bottom right. A man lies on the ground in the foreground. A horse and rider are on the right. A stone object sits behind the standing men. Leaves are on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
1903
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on light tan wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 489 px
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