Socrates natural marble A double curve to the

A double curve to the centre

resides in the Galleria Estense

He received his early training in the studio of the Flemish sculptor Jacques Dubroeucq

Size:  H-29cm W-20cm D-14cm

The vase is adorned with intricately carved scenes depicting the dramatic story of Iphigenia

Socrates natural marble A double curve to theSocrates, a marble bust, 17th century, italy. A fine antique marble bust of Socrates, once owned by Baroness Westonholz and later sold to Tyringham Hall, Buckinghamshire. Artist and studio unknown. Socrates was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon