Velázquez’s Democritus: Global Disillusion and the Critical Hermeneutics of a Smile

By 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…

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