Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates
1777 painting by François-André Vincent
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Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates[a] is 1777 painting by the French painter François-André Vincent. It depicts the Athenian general Alcibiades alongside the Greek philosopher Socrates. The painting is located at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier.[1] It was displayed at the Salon of 1777 at the Louvre with Belisarius (1776), another of Vincent's paintings.[1][2] A copy of the work, made the same year as the original, is owned by Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.[2]
ArtistFrançois-André Vincent
Year1777
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions98.60 cm × 131 cm (38.82 in × 52 in)
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| Artist | François-André Vincent |
| Year | 1777 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 98.60 cm × 131 cm (38.82 in × 52 in) |
| Location | Musée Fabre, Montpellier |
| Accession | 837.1.95 |