Figures

fig. a Hendrick ter Brugghen, Heraclitus and Democritus, c. 1619-20. Oil on canvas, 93 x 111 cm. Milan, private collection. Photo: Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images

fig. b Workshop of Dirck van Baburen, Democritus, 1622. Oil on canvas, 72 x 59 cm. Present whereabouts unknown

fig. c Hendrick ter Brugghen, Heraclitus. Oil on canvas, 73 x 61 cm. Present whereabouts unknown. Photo: Bridgeman Images

fig. d Hendrick ter Brugghen, Democritus. Oil on canvas, 73 x 61 cm. Present whereabouts unknown

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