Diogenes (1860) by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). Walters Art Museum. An Ancient Greek practitioner o
Diogenes (1860) by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). Walters Art Museum. An Ancient Greek practitioner of Cynicism. The philosophy rejected conventional desires for wealth, power, sex & fame - & instead advocated the simple life. -- source link
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