Marcus Aurelius Poster
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius
In Meditations, Aurelius distills the central pillars and tenets of stoic philosophy. Although it was essentially a journal and never intended for a general readership, it has become one of the most widely read philosophical works in the world.
In our illustration, we drew inspiration from one of Notre Dame's stained glass rose windows, a fractured relic in the shape of a Roman Legionnaire's helmet. Like the stoic's ideal state of mind, stained glass is at once orderly and beautiful. Ideas radiate out from central first principles in a natural and inevitable succession of deductions and balancing forces. At the helmet's edge I added six pictograms, representing the four pillars of stoicism (Courage, Justice, Temperance and Wisdom) as well as two central stoic concepts: Memento Mori ("Remember Mortality"), and Amor Fati ("Love Fate”).
ABOUT THE POSTER SERIES
A series of 18x24 posters designed in the style of traditional exhibition posters. Each large format art print commemorates iconic authors, beloved books, and poignant quotations, offering a bold and timeless keepsake for literature and design enthusiasts.
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