The Philosopher Diogenes searching for an honest man

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The Philosopher Diogenes searching for an honest man

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etching 220 x 312 mm - The subject of Diogenes was significant for Castiglione, as he produced a number of works in different mediums on the theme. Lives of the Philosophers (1:2), records that Diogenes Laertius set out by lamplight to search for a man of honest worth. Founder of the Cynics, Diogenes felt that materialism inevitably led to a lo...

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1645-1650

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Giovanni Castiglione

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