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Vintage Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century

Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
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  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
  • Vintage  Carrara Marble Portrait Bust of Socrates mid 20th Century | Ref. no. A3257 | Regent Antiques
Ref: A3257
Price: £2,250.00
This is monumental vintage Italian marble shoulder length carved bust of Socrates, dating from Circa 1950 in date.   His...
This is monumental vintage Italian marble shoulder length carved bust of Socrates, dating from Circa 1950 in date.
 
His face and body has been sensitively modelled  in Scagliola and Carrara marble  on a cylindrical Carrara plinth base, the bust is very heavy and weighs 151 kgs ( 333 lbs ).
 
 
There is no mistaking its unique design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention and make it a talking point in any room of your home.

 

Condition:

In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.



Dimensions in cm:

Height 85 x Width 70 x Depth 31

Weight 151 kg

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 2 foot, 4 inches x Depth 1 foot

Weight 332.9 lbs

Our reference: A3257

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Socrates c. 470–399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. These accounts are written as dialogues, in which Socrates and his interlocutors examine a subject in the style of question and answer; they gave rise to the Socratic dialogue literary genre. Contradictory accounts of Socrates make a reconstruction of his philosophy nearly impossible, a situation known as the Socratic problem. Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society. In 399 BC, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. After a trial that lasted a day, he was sentenced to death. He spent his last day in prison, refusing offers to help him escape.
 
Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity. They demonstrate the Socratic approach to areas of philosophy including rationalism and ethics. The Platonic Socrates lends his name to the concept of the Socratic method, and also to Socratic irony. The Socratic method of questioning, or elenchus, takes shape in dialogue using short questions and answers, epitomized by those Platonic texts in which Socrates and his interlocutors examine various aspects of an issue or an abstract meaning, usually relating to one of the virtues, and find themselves at an impasse, completely unable to define what they thought they understood. Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of our ignorance is the first step in philosophizing.
 
Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era. He was studied by medieval and Islamic scholars and played an important role in the thought of the Italian Renaissance, particularly within the humanist movement. Interest in him continued unabated, as reflected in the works of Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. Depictions of Socrates in art, literature, and popular culture have made him a widely known figure in the Western philosophical tradition.

Carrara marble - is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried at the city of Carrara in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany, Italy).

Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble. For Michelangelo at least, Carrara marble was valued above all other stone, except perhaps that of his own quarry in Pietrasanta. The Marble Arch in London and the Duomo di Siena are also made from this stone, as are the interiors of Manila Cathedral, the cold-white marbles of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the campus of Harvard Medical School.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 85 x Width 70 x Depth 31

Weight 151 kg

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 2 foot, 4 inches x Depth 1 foot

Weight 332.9 lbs

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