For 10 points, name this main occupation of the title character of The Death of Socrates.
A painting by Magritte depicts one member of this profession smoking his own nose; that work is titled after that profession's ‘lamp.' The Venetian noble Taddeo Contarini commissioned a painting depicting three members of this occupation, the youngest of whom is sitting and observing a cave; that work is by Giorgione ["gyor-gee-oh-knee"]. Another member of this profession is seen Contemplating a Bust of Homer in a work by Rembrandt. Another person with this occupation was depicted by Jacques-Louis David as pointing into the sky with one arm while reaching for a goblet of hemlock with the other. For 10 points, name this main occupation of the title character of The Death of Socrates.
A painting by Magritte depicts one member of this profession smoking his own nose; that work is titled after that profession's ‘lamp.'
philosophers [or thinkers or other reasonable equivalents; accept artist or painter before “lamp”, as it is sometimes considered a self-portrait]