Ugo da Carpi, Ludovico ArrighiItalian, 1479–1523Diogenes
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
The Greek philosopher Diogenes is depicted here with a plucked chicken. This was his mocking reaction to Plato’s definition of man as a featherless biped. Ugo da Carpi made this influential woodcut after a design by the painter Parmigianino just before Heemskerck arrived in Rome. Heemskerck must have seen this print and, years later, was inspired by the dynamic figure in his swirling drapery when composing his Strong Men.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-31.273
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
