Philosophical Collection (#2)

Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes (engraving)
8635117 Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander the Great visiting the Philosopher Diogenes)

Plato, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635089 Plato, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plato (c428-c347 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Last hours of Socrates (engraving)
8635087 Last hours of Socrates (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Last hours of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, 399 BC)

Aspasia, ancient Greek woman philosopher (engraving)
8635039 Aspasia, ancient Greek woman philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aspasia (c470-c428 BC), ancient Greek woman philosopher

Title page of "Dei delitti e delle pene" by Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794), 1890 (engraving)
AIS5355443 Title page of "Dei delitti e delle pene" by Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794), 1890 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Frontispiece of "De incarnatione divini verbi" by Diego Alvarez (1550-1635)
AIS5386972 Frontispiece of "De incarnatione divini verbi" by Diego Alvarez (1550-1635), Spanish Dominican and theologian. 1614

Mrs. Bryan and her Children, 1797 (engraving)
7340002 Mrs. Bryan and her Children, 1797 (engraving) by Shelley, Samuel (1750-1808); 29x13 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Frontispiece of " De officiis " by Marco Tullio Cicero (Ciceron, 106 BC 43 BC)
FGL5472781 Frontispiece of " De officiis " by Marco Tullio Cicero (Ciceron, 106 BC 43 BC), Roman statesman and Latin writer containing the philosophical treatises " Cato Major de

Title page of Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie (Book 1) by Karl Marx published in 1867
5668995 Title page of Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie (Book 1) by Karl Marx published in 1867; (add.info.: Karl Marx (1818-1883)); Photo © AF Fotografie

Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian Renaissance political writer, from 1550 edition of The Prince (woodcut)
5668976 Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian Renaissance political writer, from 1550 edition of The Prince (woodcut); (add.info.: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)); Photo © AF Fotografie

Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra)
BEN5464500 Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra)

Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev, 1850
3507995 Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev, 1850; (add.info.: Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev (1844 -1886) - literary critic and publicist. One of the ideologists of populism

Literature. The french philosopher Voltaire. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434276 Literature. The french philosopher Voltaire. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900; (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Xenophon, ancient Greek general, philosopher and historian (engraving)
8635088 Xenophon, ancient Greek general, philosopher and historian (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Xenophon (c430-354 BC), ancient Greek general

Socrates, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635086 Socrates, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socrates (c470-399 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Philosophers in the sacred grove dedicated to Athena, Athens (engraving)
8635084 Philosophers in the sacred grove dedicated to Athena, Athens (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Edmund Burke with Sir Joshua Reynolds and his friends (litho)
8673152 Edmund Burke with Sir Joshua Reynolds and his friends (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Burke with Sir Joshua Reynolds)

Logic and dialectics (low relief)
BEN5472342 Logic and dialectics (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); (add.info.: Logic and dialectics. Low relief sculpture by Andrea da Pontedera known as Andrea Pisano (1290-1349), 1340

Frontispiece of "Opera Philosophica" by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), 1668 (engraving)
AIS5356724 Frontispiece of "Opera Philosophica" by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), 1668 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Barcelona)

Frontispiece of "Theory of moral feelings" by Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith (1723-1790)
AIS5356130 Frontispiece of "Theory of moral feelings" by Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith (1723-1790), 1809 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Ultimate phase of alchemical meditation, from an edition of the "Zhuangzi", 18th century (print)
AIS5356086 Ultimate phase of alchemical meditation, from an edition of the "Zhuangzi", 18th century (print); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Frontispiece of "Historical and Critical Dictionary" by the French philosopher Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)
AIS5352681 Frontispiece of "Historical and Critical Dictionary" by the French philosopher Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)

Frontispiece taken from "Dubia and Paradoxa" (doubts and paradoxes)
AIS5351943 Frontispiece taken from "Dubia and Paradoxa" (doubts and paradoxes) by the English scientist Robert Boyle (1627-1691)

Zeno of Citium (print)
5322592 Zeno of Citium (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Zeno of Citium, 334-262 BC. Cypriot philosopher. Founder of the philosophical school known as Stoicism.)

Title page from The Prince and other works by Niccolo Machiavelli published in 1532
5668978 Title page from The Prince and other works by Niccolo Machiavelli published in 1532; (add.info.: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)); Photo © AF Fotografie

portrait of Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra, Zarathustra or Zoroaster)
BEN5464491 portrait of Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra, Zarathustra or Zoroaster) in a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zoroaster)

Joseph Ernest Renan, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473160 Joseph Ernest Renan, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Joseph Ernest Renan, 1823 - 1892. French expert of Semitic languages and civilizations, philologist, philosopher)

Votaries of the Weed No 20 (colour litho)
8660508 Votaries of the Weed No 20 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 20)

Epicurus, ancient Greek philosopher and sage (engraving)
8635149 Epicurus, ancient Greek philosopher and sage (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher and sage

Zeno of Citium, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635146 Zeno of Citium, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeno of Citium (c334-c262 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635144 Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristotle (384-322 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)
8635016 Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC), ancient Greek mathematician

Johann Gottfried von Herder, German philosopher and poet (colour litho)
8655458 Johann Gottfried von Herder, German philosopher and poet (colour litho) by Graefle, Albert (1809-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and writer (colour litho)
8655455 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and writer (colour litho) by Ramsay, Allan (1713-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Swiss philosopher and writer

Cover illustration for The Kensington Fine Art Association's Picture Album (engraving)
8646746 Cover illustration for The Kensington Fine Art Association's Picture Album (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece of "Physics" of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC), edited in Lyon in 1561 (engraving)
AIS5356771 Frontispiece of "Physics" of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC), edited in Lyon in 1561 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto

Cover of "Divine considerations" of the Spanish humanist thinker Juan de Valdes (1500-1541)
AIS5339866 Cover of "Divine considerations" of the Spanish humanist thinker Juan de Valdes (1500-1541), 19th century English edition (lithograph); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Presentation page of the manuscript containing the life and works of Plotinus (205-270 AD)
BEN5475176 Presentation page of the manuscript containing the life and works of Plotinus (205-270 AD) translated by the humanist Marsilio Ficino (Marsilio Ficin) the Florentine (1433-1499)

Portrait of Germaine Necker, Baroness of Stael-Holstein, called Madame de Stael (1766-1817) at a conference
AIS5355358 Portrait of Germaine Necker, Baroness of Stael-Holstein, called Madame de Stael (1766-1817) at a conference, 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece of "Philosophical Works" by the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784), 1819 (engraving)
AIS5355326 Frontispiece of "Philosophical Works" by the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784), 1819 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

The Wheel of Aristotle with the cardinal virtues, 14th century (fresco)
8683307 The Wheel of Aristotle with the cardinal virtues, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century)

Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana. Illustration copied from one in the Philosophical Transactions
FLO4641110 Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana. Illustration copied from one in the Philosophical Transactions. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

Literature. The french philosophers Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Portraits sculpted in crystal glass, France
3434365 Literature. The french philosophers Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Portraits sculpted in crystal glass, France, c.1820-30; (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Ludwig in his cottage studies philosophy (engraving)
8645210 Ludwig in his cottage studies philosophy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludwig in his cottage studies philosophy)

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German dramatist and philosopher (litho)
8626215 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German dramatist and philosopher (litho) by Tischbein, Johann Heinrich (1722-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)

Paracelsus, Swiss physician, alchemist and philosopher (engraving)
8663768 Paracelsus, Swiss physician, alchemist and philosopher (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paracelsus (c1493-1541), Swiss physician

Autograph manuscript, in German, notes on philosophy and the University of Konigsberg (pen & ink on paper)
8714536 Autograph manuscript, in German, notes on philosophy and the University of Konigsberg (pen & ink on paper) by Kant

Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (coloured photo)
8655478 Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (coloured photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher

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Delving into the depths of human existence, philosophical minds like Jean-Paul Sartre and David Hume have shaped our understanding of reality. From Socrates' caricatured wisdom to the mind-boggling concept of multiple universes, these thinkers have challenged conventional beliefs. George Berkeley's Irish charm brings forth his idealism while Plato's ancient Greek wisdom continues to inspire generations. With a touch of humor, Baruch Spinoza and Plato in caricature remind us not to take ourselves too seriously as we ponder life's mysteries. John Cowper Powys adds a unique perspective to the philosophical discourse, while Rene Descartes' mathematical genius intertwines with his profound thoughts on existence. Michel De Montaigne invites us to explore our own selves through introspection and self-reflection. In this vast realm of philosophy, where reason meets imagination, these great minds continue to guide us towards deeper understanding and contemplation.