"Epicurus at Leontium" - Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, c. 1802-1803
Listen to the lastest Lucretius Today Podcast! Episode 223 is now available. In this episode, we address Cicero's accusation that Epicureans Are Undergoing the Exertions Of Life for The Equivalent Of A Drop of Honey.
-
-
Presuming that is not part of a book or larger context, the inscription almost looks as if it was intended to be a quotation, but the translation doesn't really make much sense. Maybe" traces" is "limits" (?) but the "do not discover" doesn't seem appropriate.
-
I did some digging on this piece today since I figured I'd upload it to the gallery. It's from a Dutch Almanac from 1803. "Almanak, van vernuft en smaak, voor het jaar MDCCCIII" (Almanac, of ingenuity and taste 1803 Volume 1). While reading through it, I discovered an 8.5 page long section titled "Epicurus bij Leontion" which is just the same as the illustration. Since I cannot read Dutch I don't know what the text says, however it appears to be a casual reading of the subject of the philosophy. Once I get a translation down from my Dutch friends I'll post it here.
-
If you don't have a Dutch friend I think there is a Marco on the Facebook page who is definitely Dutch.
-
Charles, I'm from Belgium, speaking Dutch. Can I read the text?
-
Kalosyni
February 24, 2023 at 3:45 PM Moved the thread from forum Historical Epicurean Sculptures, Artifacts, and Reproductions to forum Epicurean Art / Epicurean-Friendly Art.