Buff Socrates Meme Template

This template is a cropped detail from the 1787 oil painting The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David. It depicts the Greek philosopher Socrates as he prepares to drink poisonous hemlock, having been sentenced to death by the Athenian government. Despite being 70 years old at the time of his death, the painter depicted him with a hyper-idealized, muscular physique. In meme culture, "Buff Socrates" is used to represent a "hard" truth, a robust intellectual take, or someone who is physically and mentally "built different."

• Socrates, depicted with a chiseled chest and arms, gesturing upward while holding court. He represents The Absolute Authority.
• The Pose: One finger pointed upward signifies a higher truth or a "final word" on a debate.
• Neoclassical painting style, which lends a sense of gravity, drama, and timelessness to whatever text is added.