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Cleanthes

Stoic Philosopher · c. 330–230 BC

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Framed print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included

Hanging print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
  • Sizes: 12x16″ · 18x24″ · 24x32″ · 30x40″
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Medium: Fine art paper
  • Style: Portrait
  • Era: Punic Wars
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CleanthesFramed print · Black · 24x32″ 1.847 kr 2.641 krSave 794 kr
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Cleanthes: an illustration of Cleanthes as an old man with a bald crown and full curling beard, in a cross-hatched engraved-style portrait
Cleanthesc. 262 BC
Stoic Philosopher · c. 330–230 BC

The Water Carrier of Athens

Cleanthes came from Assos, on the coast of Asia Minor facing the island of Lesbos. According to Diogenes Laertius, he worked by night drawing water in the gardens of Athens so he could study by day, which earned him the nickname the Well-Water Carrier. Summoned before a court to explain how a man with no visible income could live, he is said to have brought the gardener as his witness.

He was known as a slow learner and a tireless one. Diogenes Laertius records that Zeno compared him to tablets of hard wax, difficult to write on but holding fast what is written. After Zeno's death around 262 BC he led the school for some three decades. He taught that the universe is ruled by divine reason and that the good life means living in agreement with nature. He is said to have died at a great age by refusing food.

His Hymn to Zeus survives because the anthologist Stobaeus copied it out. Epictetus and Seneca both quote another of his short prayers, asking Zeus and Destiny to lead him willingly wherever he must go.

The piece

The portrait is drawn in close, regular hatching. Light falls from the left across the furrowed forehead, the deep-set eyes and the thick, curling beard, while the drapery sweeps down to the right into the soft edge of the oval.

Materia · The materials

Fine art paper, framed or hung.

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Pine frame

Black, dark wood or natural wood, FSC-certified. Framed prints arrive framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included.

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Fine art paper

Framed prints: 200 gsm smooth matte paper, printed in 12 colors with fade-resistant pigment inks.

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Shatterproof plexiglass

Protects the print in transit and on the wall.

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Magnetic wooden hanger

Posters: 250 gsm museum-quality matte paper between pine hangers in black or dark wood. The magnets hold the print, so you can swap it any time.

Size guide

Find the right size

This piece, to scale, above an 84-inch sofa. Pick a size, or a format and frame above, and the wall follows.

Cleanthes: an illustration of Cleanthes as an old man with a bald crown and full curling beard, in a cross-hatched engraved-style portrait
Sofa · 84″ / 213 cm

Which size?

Sizes are the artwork's. Frames and hangers add a little around the edge.

Above a sofa or bed, art looks best at about two-thirds of the furniture's width, hung 8 to 10 inches above it.

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