1857
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museo del Prado
Sócrates reprendiendo a Alcibíades en casa de una cortesana is a 1857 oil by Germán Hernández Amores, held at Museo del Prado.
This painting depicts a scene with three figures in a room with a statue in the background. The central figure is a young man sitting on a chair, wearing a white toga and blue belt, with his head resting on his right arm. To his left stands an older man in a brown toga, holding the young man's right hand. On the left side of the image, a woman in a red dress sits on a couch, holding a golden plate. The room features a tiled floor, a marble pedestal with a statue of a man, and a doorway leading to another room with a fountain. The walls are painted red and white, with Greek-style designs. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the figures. For more on this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Germán Hernández Amores (10 June 1823 – 16 May 1894) was a Spanish painter who specialized in Classical, mythological, and Biblical scenes.
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