Aesop, Painting depicts Aesop, the Greek philosopher and fabulist. Here, he is depicted as an older man, in similar clothing and posture of a Spanish beggar. He stands at rest with one arm cradled in the folds of his garnet and the other holds a book, likely his work titled Fables. He is surrounded by various objects that represent different periods of his life. Above him there is an inscription giving his name in Latin. Detail of the philosopher's face., circa 1638

 Item — Box: 287
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0735

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Aesop, Painting depicts Aesop, the Greek philosopher and fabulist. Here, he is depicted as an older man, in similar clothing and posture of a Spanish beggar. He stands at rest with one arm cradled in the folds of his garnet and the other holds a book, likely his work titled Fables. He is surrounded by various objects that represent different periods of his life. Above him there is an inscription giving his name in Latin. Detail of the philosopher's face.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0614; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes:

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1638

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Paintings; Portraits; Philosophers; Male Subjects; Books; School: Spanish; Style period: Baroque; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 10.4; Image width (in.): 7.9in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; yellowing; Print type: black and white; Support: canvas

General

Part of master image SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0613; Artist Nationality: Spanish; Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription: USOPVS; Inscription author: artist; Inscription translation text: Aesop; Inscription translation text language: Lat; Inscription translation text type: translation

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