Open AccessSocrates and st. John the apostle: The interchangeable similarity of their portraits
Author(s) -
Jadranka Prolović
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zograf
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2406-0755
pISSN - 0350-1361
DOI - 10.2298/zog1135001p
Subject(s) - apostle , socrates , portrait , parallels , similarity (geometry) , antique , art , art history , literature , philosophy , visual arts , theology , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , engineering , mechanical engineering
This article discusses depictions of the evangelist and apostle John and the similarity of his portrait to that of Socrates as known from antique monuments. Although not directly connected, certain parallels can also be found in their vitas