The Seat of the Soul by sandra46
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This is the statue of the Greek philosopher 'Democritus meditating on the seat of the soul' (Démocrite méditant sur le siège de l'ame) by Léon-Alexandre Delhomme (1841-1895), exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1868. It is now exhibited in the garden of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.On its base is inscribed an extract from the 29th fable of La Fontaine:'Hippocrates in time arrived at the conclusion that he had not sought whether the heart or the head was the seat of either reason or sense in man and beast.'
It makes also me think, however, of Yorick. Yorick was the deceased court jester whose skull is exhumed by the gravedigger in Act 5, Scene 1, of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The sight of Yorick's skull evokes a monologue from Prince Hamlet on the vile effects of death.The opening words are very commonly misquoted as 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well.'
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Comments (49)
Always a learning eperience..and some great images....
the lady does not seem to thrilled about her picture being took.superb shot
Always a work explanatory and filled of savours my Beautiful. Cheer still and mile mercies ((5++)) Toujours un travail explicatif et rempli de saveurs ma Belle . Bravo encore et mile mercis ((5++))
Absolutely beautiful!
superb shot! I would like to sit on one one the benches and just think...
Great shot of this beautiful place.
A beautiful weekend - one quick comment, gallery visits and am always excited
Super image Sandra :)
Excellent compo!!!
Superb shot! I love seeing these old master pieces.
There are some who conjecture that Yorick was the pseudonym for the deceased stand-up Elizabethan comic Richard Tarlton. Beautiful shot and wonderful commentary on Democritus. Well done.
Great capture.
Wonderful capture and location, loved the background info too!
I think the lady wants to know what you are doing..LOL..Excellent Shot
Excellent place and image agree erland
Well composed and well explained! Thank you!
Great catch of this deepthinker. Dana
Un'altra bellissima foto con delle informazioni sempre molto interessanti.5*:)
Beautifully captured and composed Sandra!