Velázquez’s Democritus: Global Disillusion and the Critical Hermeneutics of a Smile
Article | Contributor(s): Jimena Berzal de Dios
Velázquez’s Democritus (ca. 1630) presents a unique encounter: not only are there few depictions in which the Greek philosopher appears with a sphere that shows an actual map, but Velázquez used a court jester as a model for Democritus, thus placing the philosopher within a courtly space. When we...