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Socrates Defending Alcibiades in the Battle of Potidaea Between 1826 and 1828

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Socrates Defending Alcibiades in the Battle of Potidaea Between 1826 and 1828. Study for the painting of the same name (1828, State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg). Sepia, pen and graphite pencil on paper. Basin Petr Vasilievich (1793-1877). State Tretyakov Gallery. The plot depicts an episode of the battle during the First Peloponnesian War in 430 BC between the ancient Greek Sparta and Athens, recounted by Plutarch in his 'Parallel Lives'.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG26A24_313

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20.8Mo (1.7Mo) / 27.0cm x 19.3cm / 3194 x 2274 (300dpi)

Mots clés

1793-1877 1820 1826 1828 19th 430 BC Alcibiades Ancient Athens Basin Pyotr Color Image Colour First Peloponnesian War Petr Basin Petr Vasilievich Potidaea Pyotr Basin Romanticism Socrat Socrates Sparta XIX army art basin battle colored culture defending drawing fighting fortress graphic graphite greek helmet history horizontal male man military philosopher photo photography russian sepia shield ship soldiers spear