Epicurean Art After Classical Antiquity

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    2. Epicurus Dines by Genevra Catalano (2022) 2

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    2. Not A Good Likeness, But Interesting Etching of Epicurus 2

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    2. Cute glass pig

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    2. Art Nouveau: Pleasure and Sensuality 2

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    2. "Epicurus at Leontium" - Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, c. 1802-1803 4

      • Charles
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    2. "The Garden" by J.M.W. Turner 11

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    2. Hercules And His Labors (Which Epicurus Exceeded)

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      • February 10, 2020 at 7:44 AM
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    2. Epicurean Painting: "Hide and Seek in the Garden of Epicurus, Leontium and Ternissa" - William Stott of Oldham (1857-1900) 6

      • Charles
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    2. Italian Artwork With Representtions of Epicurus 4

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    2. Gallery of Artwork Dedicated to Venus In the Lucretian Manner

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    2. "Mars Being Disarmed by Venus" - Jacques-Louis David

      • Cassius
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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 9

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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