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Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the oftener and the more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above and the moral law within." --Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason, 1788. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

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Artist:: Richard Lindner, born Hamburg, Germany 1901-died New York City 1978 Search this

Sitter:: Immanuel Kant Search this

Medium:: oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Dimensions:: 39 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (101.1 x 50.4 cm)

Type:: Painting

Date:: 1951

Topic:: Figure male\elderly\knee length Search this; Occupation\education\philosopher Search this; Portrait male\elderly Search this

Credit Line:: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America

Object number:: 1984.124.180

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:: Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:: Smithsonian American Art Museum

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EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:saam_1984.124.180