The Four Philosophers
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The Four Philosophers is a 1611-12 painting by Peter Paul Rubens. It is now held in the Galleria Palatina of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. It also features in the 1772 painting The Tribuna of the Uffizi by Zoffany.
From left to right it shows Philippus Rubens (the painter's brother), Justus Lipsius, Jan Woverius and an unidentified pupil or friend of the other three. In the background is a bust of Seneca.
Bibliography
- Marco Chiarini, Galleria palatina e Appartamenti Reali, Sillabe, Livorno 1998. ISBN 978-88-86392-48-8