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Socrates and Diotime

Jacques-Louis David

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of two figures interacting in a classical setting. The drawing depicts a seated male figure with a muscular torso, draped in a cloth, sitting on a stool. Adjacent to him is a standing figure, draped in classical attire and extending an arm towards the seated figure with an object resembling a scroll or piece of cloth. The drawing is rendered in fine pencil lines on paper, capturing the contours and shapes with minimal shading.

Artwork Details

Date
1775/80
Medium
graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
4693 × 3255 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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