This painting's figures, who may represent the ages of man or the Magi, include a seated man with a compass and straightedge and a turbaned Arab speaking with an old bearded man.
Johannes Wilde's pioneering X-raying of this painting led him to mistakenly conclude that one of its figures was originally African, but did accurately uncover another figure's fan-like diadem. The realistic evening light in the sky in this painting's background resembles its artist's The Sunset, and its figures are said to be contemplating the rays of the suns in Marcantonio Michiel's description of it. This painting may represent a lunar volvelle as a disc with spokes and the numbers 1 to 7, which appears next to a quarter moon on a piece of parchment. Peter Meller claimed that the (*) cave on the left side of this painting is a reference to Plato's allegory. This painting's figures, who may represent the ages of man or the Magi, include a seated man with a compass and straightedge and a turbaned Arab speaking with an old bearded man. For 10 points, name this Giorgione painting set in a forest which features a triad of thinkers.
Johannes Wilde's pioneering X-raying of this painting led him to mistakenly conclude that one of its figures was originally African, but did accurately uncover another figure's fan-like diadem.
The Three Philosophers