In addition to my work, The Man In the Moon Is a Lady (link below), showing in the exhibition Exquisite Little Things at the Gray Loft Gallery, my image entitled, Seneca, will also be on display.
As with Man in the Moon, Seneca is an experiment in abstraction which is based on a moon subject, a lunar impact crater, but also a Roman Stoic.
The impact crater, Seneca is located towards the east-northeastern limb, less than one crater diameter to the north of the Plutarch crater. To the northwest is the crater Hahn, and due north lies the large walled plain Gauss.
The impact crater, Seneca is located towards the east-northeastern limb, less than one crater diameter to the north of the Plutarch crater. To the northwest is the crater Hahn, and due north lies the large walled plain Gauss.
Seneca ~ lunar crater
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca the Younger or simply, Seneca, was a Roman Stoic who was Tutor and Advisor to Emperor Nero, philosopher, statesman, dramatist and satirist during the Silver Age of Latin literature. Today is a time for satirists to wax strong. My image references the question asked by the Daily Stoic, Who is Seneca? Inside the mind of the Stoic (link below).
Bust of Seneca, marble - 17th century
anonymous sculptor
The influence of Seneca reverberated through the centuries as Erasmus, Francis Bacon, Pascal and Montaigne felt the impact of his philosophy.
He was the subject of the famous painting, The Death of Seneca, by the French artist, in 1773.
The Death of Seneca - 1773
painting by Jacques-Louis David
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Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 8, 2019
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