Socrates and Alcibiades

Informa Platão (Simpósio) que Sócrates terá sido iniciado no amor por Diotima de Mantineia. Desagradou a Sócrates a ligação de Alcibíades (ca 450-404 aC) com Aspásia, amante de Péricles, de quem tinha um filho.


Plato (Symposium) informs that Socrates is said to have been initiated into love by Diotima of Mantinea. Socrates was displeased with the connection of Alcibiades (ca. 450-404 BC) with Aspasia, Pericles’ mistress from whom she had a son.

Jules Le Chevrel (ca 1810-1872)-'Socrates rescuing Alcibiades'-oil on canvas-1865

Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (1843-)-'Socrates rescuing Alcibiades'-oil on canvas-1861 Rio de Janeiro-Museu Dom João VI

Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754-1829)-'Socrates tears Alcibiades from the embrace of sensual pleasure'-oil on canvas 1791 Paris-Musée du Louvre

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)-'Socrates seeking Alcibiades from the embrace of Aspasia'-oil on canvas-1861 Private collection

Henrik Siemiradzki (1848-1902)-'Socrates find his student Alcibiad at heterai'-oil on canvas

Socrates (469-399 BC)

Teve 3 filhos de Xântipa, mas abandonou-os de acordo com “Criton”. Sócrates foi considerado por Platão (“Apologia”) (428-342 aC) e Xenofonte de Atenas (“Memorabilia”) (ca 430-354 aC), um dos fundadores da filosofia europeia. Consideram-no sofista porque andava descalço e vivia pobremente. Platão (“Apologia” e “Criton”) descreve o envenenamento de Sócrates, pretensamente acusado de impiedade.T

He had three children from Xanthippe, but according to “Crito” abandoned them. Socrates was considered by Plato (“Apology”) (428-342 BC), and Xenophon of Athens (“Memorabilia”) (ca 430-354 BC), one of the founders of European philosophy. He was considered a sophist because he walked barefoot and lived poorly. Plato (“Apology” and “Crito”) describes Socrates’ poisoning, which is viewed as a condemnatory pretext for the philosopher’s impiety.

Reyer Jacobszoon Blommendael (guild Haarlem 1662-1675)-'Xanthippe dousing Socrates'-oil on canvas-ca 1665 Strasbourg-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Luca Giordano (1634-1705)-'Xanhtippe pours water over Socrates'-oil on canvas-ca 1660 Private collection

José Aparício Inglada (1770-1838)-'Socrates teaches a young'-oil on canvas-1811 Castres (France)-Musée Goya

Pehr Hörberg (1746-1816)-'Socrates with the cup of poison'-oil on canvas-1810 Private collection

Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861)-'death of Socrates'-drawing-ca 1840