Diogenes and his dish

Diogenes and his dish

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Accession Number
1346-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1924
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
History and Legend Human Figures Philosophy, Scholarship, Learning and Teaching
Subjects (specific)
bowls (vessels) comparison Diogenes drinking men (male humans) personal property philosophers poor (people)

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