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The fresco depicts a congregation of ancient philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists, with Plato and Aristotle featured in the center. The identities of most figures are ambiguous or discernable only through subtle details or allusions; [1] among those commonly identified are Socrates, Pythagoras, Archimedes, Heraclitus, Averroes, and ...
Pages in category "Philosophers of art" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of aestheticians, notable philosophers of art, who theorize about the nature of art and beauty This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Three Philosophers is an oil painting on canvas attributed to the Italian High Renaissance artist Giorgione. It shows three philosophers – one young, one middle-aged, and one old. The work may have been commissioned by the Venetian noble Taddeo Contarini, a Venetian merchant with an interest in the occult and alchemy.
List of American philosophers. List of Jewish American philosophers; List of Armenian philosophers; List of Basque philosophers; List of British philosophers; List of Canadian philosophers; List of Chinese philosophers; List of Finnish philosophers; List of French philosophers; List of German-language philosophers; List of Icelandic philosophers
Peter Singer (born 1946) Moral philosopher on animal liberation, effective altruism. Bruno Latour (1947-2022) French Philosopher, Anhropologist, Sociologist. Camille Paglia (born 1947). Martha Nussbaum (born 1947). Political philosopher. Hans-Hermann Hoppe (born 1949). Slavoj Žižek (born 1949). German Idealism, Marxism and Lacanian ...
Arthur Danto, The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art, 1981; Noël Carroll, The Philosophy of Horror, or Paradoxes of the Heart, 1990; Kendall Walton, Mimesis as Make-Believe: On The Foundations of the Representational Arts, 1990; Richard Shusterman, Pragmatist Aesthetics: Living Beauty, Rethinking Art, 1992/2000
The most famous paintings, especially old master works created before 1803, are generally owned or held by museums for viewing by patrons. Since museums rarely sell them, they are considered priceless. Guinness World Records lists Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa as having the highest insurance value for a painting.