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  • November 20, 2011 at 4:44 pm #2996 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Guess this portrait (without cheating!).  Even if you don't think you know, you might be able to tell who it is based on what you're seeing here.

    November 20, 2011 at 4:56 pm #26148 Reply
    skiguy
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    Aristotle?

    November 21, 2011 at 12:02 am #26149 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Nope, not Aristotle.

    November 21, 2011 at 4:43 am #26150 Reply
    Aetheling
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    Diogenes the Cynic ?

    November 21, 2011 at 10:11 am #26151 Reply
    skiguy
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    Herodotus? I should know this, I've seen this portrait so many times  :-

    November 21, 2011 at 3:22 pm #26152 Reply
    Phidippides
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    No, not Diogenes, not Herodotus. ???

    November 21, 2011 at 5:03 pm #26153 Reply
    Aetheling
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    Homer ?  8)

    November 21, 2011 at 5:39 pm #26154 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Homer ?  8)

    Right you are!  This is the Hellenistic version of the Homer portrait (below is the Homer portrait from the Classical period for comparison).  The sculptor made sure to create the surface area around his eyes to reflect the belief that Homer was blind, meaning the muscles around his eyes would have deteriorated from lack of use.  Also, he is depicted as one with a slightly open mouth - a "look" of lacking certain social graces, which also reflects his blindness.  500px-Homeros_MFA_Munich_272.jpgHomeros MFA Munich 272 [Public domain], by User:Bibi Saint-Pol, own work, 2007-02-10, from Wikimedia Commons

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