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Alcibiades Collection

"Alcibiades: A Complex Figure in Ancient History" Alcibiades, a prominent figure in ancient Greece, is depicted in various artworks throughout history

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)

School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
XIR472 School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The School of Athens. (Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Creator: Raphael

The School of Athens. (Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Creator: Raphael
The School of Athens. (Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Private Collection

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades killed by assassins

Alcibiades killed by assassins
Illustration of a Alcibiades killed by assassins (probably Spartans)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades Acclaimed

Alcibiades Acclaimed
Alcibiades is acclaimed by the people of Athens when he returns after victories over the Spartans

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Socrates and Alcibiades at Aspasia, 1801. Artist: Nicolas Andre Monsiau

Socrates and Alcibiades at Aspasia, 1801. Artist: Nicolas Andre Monsiau
Socrates and Alcibiades at Aspasia, 1801. Monsiaux, Nicolas Andre (1754-1837). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades at Potidaea, 1797 (plaster)

Socrates rescuing Alcibiades at Potidaea, 1797 (plaster)
3359348 Socrates rescuing Alcibiades at Potidaea, 1797 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Accademia di San Luca, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades at Potidaea, 1797)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades (marble)

Alcibiades (marble)
2562009 Alcibiades (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Scambonidae (c.450-404 BC), was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Antonio Canova: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades (engraving)

Antonio Canova: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades (engraving)
7168768 Antonio Canova: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades (engraving) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibades Being Taught By Socrates, 1776. Creator: Vincent

Alcibades Being Taught By Socrates, 1776. Creator: Vincent
Alcibades Being Taught By Socrates, 1776. Found in the Collection of the Musee Fabre, Montpellier

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The triumph of Truth. 19th century (oil on canvas)

The triumph of Truth. 19th century (oil on canvas)
6371833 The triumph of Truth. 19th century (oil on canvas) by Mussini, Luigi (1813-88); Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Brera Quadreria, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: The triumph of Truth)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Bust of Alkibiades (engraving)

Bust of Alkibiades (engraving)
662800 Bust of Alkibiades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of Alkibiades. Illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy (Boston, 1890)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations, illustration from

The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations, illustration from
3082579 The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations, illustration from The Story of Greece, 1930s (colour litho) by Crane

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The triumph of Truth. detail. 1847 (oil on canvas)

The triumph of Truth. detail. 1847 (oil on canvas)
6371834 The triumph of Truth. detail. 1847 (oil on canvas) by Mussini, Luigi (1813-88); Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Brera Quadreria, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: The triumph of Truth. Socrates and Plao)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco)

The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco)
703082 The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 500x770 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades (engraving)

Alcibiades (engraving)
3653561 Alcibiades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcibiades. Illustration for Pictures from Greek Life and Story by A J Church (Hutchinson)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Pictures from Grecian history (colour litho)

Pictures from Grecian history (colour litho)
3622280 Pictures from Grecian history (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures from Grecian history.); © Look and Learn

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades, from an Ancient Sculpture (engraving)

Alcibiades, from an Ancient Sculpture (engraving)
655576 Alcibiades, from an Ancient Sculpture (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcibiades, from an Ancient Sculpture)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibides Reprimanded by Socrates, c. 1780 (pastel on paper)

Alcibides Reprimanded by Socrates, c. 1780 (pastel on paper)
CJP126431 Alcibides Reprimanded by Socrates, c.1780 (pastel on paper) by Italian School, (18th century); 36.8x28 cm; Private Collection; eCharles Plante Fine Arts; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The triumph of Truth. 1847 oil on canvas

The triumph of Truth. 1847 oil on canvas
6371837 The triumph of Truth. 1847 oil on canvas by Mussini, Luigi (1813-88); Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Brera Quadreria, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: The triumph of Truth)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades (engraving)

Alcibiades (engraving)
820316 Alcibiades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcibiades.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations (colour litho)

The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations (colour litho)
2795224 The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The multitude saluted him with loud acclamations)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Return of Alcibiades to Athens (engraving)

Return of Alcibiades to Athens (engraving)
971252 Return of Alcibiades to Athens (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of Alcibiades to Athens)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The return of Alcibiades to Athens (engraving)

The return of Alcibiades to Athens (engraving)
655592 The return of Alcibiades to Athens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The return of Alcibiades to Athens)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The triumph of Truth, detail of the astronomers. 1847 (oil on canvas)

The triumph of Truth, detail of the astronomers. 1847 (oil on canvas)
6371835 The triumph of Truth, detail of the astronomers. 1847 (oil on canvas) by Mussini, Luigi (1813-88); Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Brera Quadreria, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: The triumph of Truth)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades (engraving)

Alcibiades (engraving)
655633 Alcibiades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcibiades. Illustration from The Illustrated History of the World (Ward Lock, c 1880)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: West Aryan Type--Alcibiades (engraving)

West Aryan Type--Alcibiades (engraving)
655281 West Aryan Type--Alcibiades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: West Aryan Type--Alcibiades)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Death of Alcibiades (engraving)

Death of Alcibiades (engraving)
653881 Death of Alcibiades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Alcibiades)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The triumph of Truth. detail of the astronomers. 1847 (oil on canvas)

The triumph of Truth. detail of the astronomers. 1847 (oil on canvas)
6371836 The triumph of Truth. detail of the astronomers. 1847 (oil on canvas) by Mussini, Luigi (1813-88); Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Brera Quadreria, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: The triumph of Truth)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Banquet of Agathon, Ancient Greece, according to Plato (litho)

Banquet of Agathon, Ancient Greece, according to Plato (litho)
5997211 Banquet of Agathon, Ancient Greece, according to Plato (litho) by Feuerbach, Anselm (1829-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet of Agathon, Ancient Greece, according to Plato)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Banquet of Agathon and Plato, Ancient Greece (engraving)

Banquet of Agathon and Plato, Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216682 Banquet of Agathon and Plato, Ancient Greece (engraving) by Feuerbach, Anselm (1829-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet of Agathon and Plato, Ancient Greece)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades a prominent Athenian statesman (engraving)

Alcibiades a prominent Athenian statesman (engraving)
812962 Alcibiades a prominent Athenian statesman (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcibiades a prominent Athenian statesman)

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Platos symposium: Socrates and his companions seated around a table discussing ideal

Platos symposium: Socrates and his companions seated around a table discussing ideal love interruputed by Alcibiades at left, 1648

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Death of Alcibiades, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Death of Alcibiades, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Death of Alcibiades, 1890. Alcibiades (c450-404 BC), Athenian statesman and general, shifted alliance during the Peloponnesian War

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: The Return of Alcibiades to Athens, 1882. Artist: Vogel, Hermann (1854-1921)

The Return of Alcibiades to Athens, 1882. Artist: Vogel, Hermann (1854-1921)
The Return of Alcibiades to Athens, 1882. Private Collection

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Greek mosaic, Alcibiades, c450BC-c404 BC

Greek mosaic, Alcibiades, c450BC-c404 BC. Athenian general who defected to Sparta in 415 BC at Archaeological Museum, Sparta

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Artist: Corneille, Michel, the Younger (1642-1708)

Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Artist: Corneille, Michel, the Younger (1642-1708)
Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Found in the collection of the Musee de l Histoire de France

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Title page Le feint Alcibiade P Quinault Le theater

Title page Le feint Alcibiade P Quinault Le theater
Title page for Le feint Alcibiade, in: P. Quinault, Le theater, part I, 1697, (story of) Alcibiades, Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, paper, etching, h 119 mm × w 65 mm

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides C450 -404 Bc AthenAian Statesman Orator And General From The Book

Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides C450 -404 Bc AthenAian Statesman Orator And General From The Book Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades, Bust, Profile

Alcibiades, Bust, Profile
ALCIBIADES Athenian general; though a friend of Socrates, he was dissolute in private and a traitor in his public life; assassinated by the Persians

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades (probably 451-404 BC), Athenian statesman

Alcibiades (probably 451-404 BC), Athenian statesman
illustration of a Alcibiades (probably 451-404 BC), Athenian statesman

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Source Size = 3415 x 2700

Source Size = 3415 x 2700
" the Death of Alcibiades, " the Royal Academy Historical Painting Prize, by J. Powell

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: 1147462; out of copyright

1147462; out of copyright

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: ALCIBIADES (c450-404 B. C. ). Athenian general and politician. The death of Alcibiades in Phrygia

ALCIBIADES (c450-404 B. C. ). Athenian general and politician. The death of Alcibiades in Phrygia
ALCIBIADES (c450-404 B.C.). Athenian general and politician. The death of Alcibiades in Phrygia, 404 B.C.: late 19th century illustration

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Head of Alcibiades, Athenian politician and general

Head of Alcibiades, Athenian politician and general
Greek civilization. Head of Alcibiades (450 b.C.-404 b.C.), Athenian politician and general

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Greek Art. The Theatre of Dionysus. Stage. 5th century B. C. Athens. Greece

Greek Art. The Theatre of Dionysus. Stage. 5th century B. C. Athens. Greece
Greek Art. The Theatre of Dionysus. Stage. 5th century B.C. Athens. Greece

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades / Chapman

Alcibiades / Chapman
ALCIBIADES Greek soldier and statesman Oval portrait in profile

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Socrates & Alcibiades

Socrates & Alcibiades
SOCRATES Athenian philosopher, reproaching the young Alcibiades for his dissolute lifestyle

Background imageAlcibiades Collection: Alcibiades (Bust)

Alcibiades (Bust)
ALCIBIADES Greek soldier and statesman



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"Alcibiades: A Complex Figure in Ancient History" Alcibiades, a prominent figure in ancient Greece, is depicted in various artworks throughout history. In Raphael's fresco "The School of Athens, " Alcibiades stands among the great philosophers and thinkers of his time. This portrayal highlights his influence and intelligence. However, not all depictions are positive. In one engraving titled "Death of Alcibiades, " we witness the tragic end to his life as he is assassinated. This serves as a reminder that even powerful figures can meet untimely fates. In contrast, other artworks showcase moments where Alcibiades is acclaimed or rescued by Socrates. Nicolas Andre Monsiau's painting depicts Socrates and Alcibiades at Aspasia, emphasizing their close relationship and mentorship. Antonio Canova's engraving portrays Socrates rescuing Alcibiades, highlighting the philosophical teachings that shaped him into a respected leader. Vincent's painting "Alcibades Being Taught By Socrates" further emphasizes this educational bond between them. Despite his accomplishments and connections with influential individuals like Socrates, there are hints that suggest a more complex character behind the scenes. The artwork "Socrates seeking Alcibiades in the house of a Hetaera" suggests an unconventional lifestyle for him. Through these diverse representations, we see glimpses into different aspects of Alcibiades' life - from celebrated statesman to controversial figure - revealing the complexities inherent within historical narratives.