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Painting of a bearded man sitting in a large clay jar on a stone terrace while women in robes ascend steps nearby, with a classical temple behind.

Diogenes

A painting of a bearded man seated inside a large terracotta jar on a stone terrace, reading a open scroll. Women in flowing robes, one holding a parasol, climb a marble staircase toward a classical temple beneath a blue sky.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1882
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2562 × 4000 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1882; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Diógenes, por John William Waterhouse, 1882

Pintura de un hombre barbudo sentado dentro de una gran tinaja de barro sobre una terraza de piedra, leyendo un pergamino abierto. Mujeres con túnicas fluidas, una con sombrilla, suben una escalinata de mármol hacia un templo clásico bajo un cielo azul.

Português: Diógenes, por John William Waterhouse, 1882

Pintura de um homem barbudo sentado dentro de uma grande jarra de barro sobre um terraço de pedra, lendo um pergaminho aberto. Mulheres com vestes fluidas, uma segurando uma sombrinha, sobem uma escadaria de mármore em direção a um templo clássico sob um céu azul.

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