Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny - Public Seminar

An etching of a bearded man wearing robes, Zenocrates, speaking to Polemon, a seated youth also dressed in robes. The bearded man stands with his back to the viewer and his hands outstretched towards Polemon, who casts his gaze towards the floor and removes the wreath from his head. Behind Zenocrates a group of similarly dressed onlookers watch the pair, with some gesturing towards them and looking shocked.

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny

The Conversion of Polemon (1778–90) | James Barry / The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain The following conversation … Continue reading Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny…