Diogenes has been Referenced by...
Art
- Diogenes was a popular figure in the Renaissance and Enlightenment-era paintings. An image of him can be seen in Raphael's "The School of Athens". Appropriately, he's the one lounging on the steps.
- A statue was supposedly erected in Diogenes' memory in Corinth, but the figure has not survived to the modern age. However, a new statue was made in 2006 by the Turkish sculptor Turan Bas (see page image), to stand in Diogenes' hometown of Sinope (now called Sinop), complete with cistern, lantern, and dog.
Literature
- Sherlock Holmes: Mycroft Holmes, brother of the titular character, is a founding member of the Diogenes Club, a private gentlemen's club for antisocial Londoners. It's depicted as a place where men sit quietly by themselves and don't engage with each other; in fact any kind of social interaction outside of the designated "Stranger's Room" will get you thrown out. According to Sherlock, Mycroft spends nearly all of his free time there.
Music
- Guns N' Roses: A scene of "The School of Athens" was used to draw the covers of their two Use Your Illusion albums. The packaging in deluxe releases recent releases after the initial ones featured a whole recreation of the painting in the covers' style.
Video Games
- Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy: The Player Character is named Diogenes. He's depicted as a naked man in a clay jar, stoically attempting to overcome the nonsensical obstacles the game places in his way.
