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Alcibiades Interrupts the Conversation between Socrates and His Friends
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Socrates and his friends in conversation at a table. The conversation is interrupted by Alcibiades, standing on the left as a nude youth. The seated Agathon turns towards Alcibiades. In the background a lute player, a woman with a hoop, and a dancing figure. Scene from Plato's 'Symposium'. Dedication in the middle below on a sheet.
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Credit lineAlcibiades onderbreekt gesprek tussen Socrates en zijn vrienden. 1648. Pietro Testa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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