Hendrick ter Brugghen: Heraclitus and Democritus (1628)
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(Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Two separate
paintings of Greek philosophers but as they are a set i made 1 image of them.
To the left Heraclitus, to the right Democritus. Heraclitus is sometimes known
as the "Weeping Philosopher" because of his contempt for humankind in
general. Democritus is known as the "laughing Philosopher" because he
was always cheerfull and was always ready to see the comical side of life or
laughing at the foolishness of man. both are represented as each other
counterpart: Heraclitus cries for the foolishness of man, Democritus laughs
about it. Together, the pair of paintings gives a moralizing message: whether
you laugh or cry, the world remains incurably foolish. Both paintings
are from 1628.