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Black-and-white etching of a reclining man in an arched tub-like shelter, with helmeted soldiers and cloaked figures standing around him.

Diogenes in His Tub with Alexande and His Generals

A reclining bare-chested man rests inside an arched, tub-like shelter at left while a group of helmeted soldiers and cloaked figures gathers at right to look on. Rendered in etching and aquatint in black ink, the scene is set against a rocky landscape with a small architectural ruin in the distance.

Artist
Carl Russ
Date
1810
Medium
Etching and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1150 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1810).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Woods Endowment

Español: Diógenes en su tina con Alejandro y sus generales

Un hombre reclinado, con el torso desnudo, descansa dentro de un refugio arqueado con forma de tina a la izquierda, mientras un grupo de soldados con casco y figuras envueltas en capas se reúne a la derecha para observar. Realizada en aguafuerte y aguatinta en tinta negra, la escena se sitúa en un paisaje rocoso con una pequeña ruina arquitectónica al fondo.

Português: Diógenes em seu barril com Alexandre e seus generais

Um homem reclinado, de torso nu, repousa dentro de um abrigo arqueado em forma de barril à esquerda, enquanto um grupo de soldados com capacetes e figuras envoltas em mantos se reúne à direita para observar. Feita em água-forte e aquatinta em tinta preta, a cena se passa em uma paisagem rochosa, com pequenas ruínas arquitetônicas ao fundo.

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