# Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher

- By: Spanish
- Date: c. 1630
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 87.7 × 75 cm (34 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.); Framed: 83.9 × 95.3 × 5.1 cm (33 × 37 1/2 × 2 in.)
- Culture: Netherlands
- Credit line: Gift in memory of Samuel Gans from his heirs
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111427)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/ad3f403a-62e5-3d91-3a8c-ecc5f4fc99e5/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)