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Democritus Deep in Meditation
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Democritus Deep in Meditation

Salvator Rosa · 1662 · etching; drypoint; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Democritus sits in meditation absorbed, his head resting in his hand. Around him among others sarcophagi, dead animals, human and animal skulls and an obelisk. Top left an owl sits in a tree. Bottom left two lines of Latin text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printobelisk, needle'Vanitas' symbolssarcophagusowls
Credit lineDemocritus in meditatie verzonken. 1662. Salvator Rosa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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