An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Rhetoric"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 304 x 205 mm).

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology.

William Lowndes Yancey (August 10, 1814 - July 27, 1863) was a journalist, politician, orator, diplomat and an American leader of the Southern secession movement. A member of the group known as the Fire-Eaters, Yancey was one of the most...

Euripides was born in the island of Salamis, in B.C. 480, his parents having been among those who fled thither at the time of the invasion of Attica by Xerxes. He studied rhetoric under Prodicus, and physics under Anaxagoras. - Smith, 1882

Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient...

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology.

An image of "Rhetoricians at a Window", created by Jan Steen from 1662-66 (Oil on canvas, 74 x 59 cm).

An image of "Feast of the Chamber of Rhetoricians near a Town-Gate", created by Jan Steenz (Oil on canvas, 64 x 84 cm).