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Phryne
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Phryne was an ancient Greek hetaira. Born Mnesarete, she was from Thespiae in Boeotia, but seems to have lived most of her life in Athens. She apparently grew up poor, but became one of the richest wo
Roman marble copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos, for which Phryne is said to have been the model. The head and arms are restored. Museo Nazionale Romano.
Roman marble copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos, for which Phryne is said to have been the model. The head and arms are restored. Museo Nazionale Romano.
Portrait head often identified as Hypereides. Copy of a late-4th or early 3rd-century BC Greek original.
Portrait head often identified as Hypereides. Copy of a late-4th or early 3rd-century BC Greek original.
Phryne, by José Frappa [fr], before 1903
Phryne, by José Frappa [fr], before 1903
Phryne Before the Areopagus by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1861
Phryne Before the Areopagus by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1861
Praxiteles
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Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. Whil
Phryne
…was acquitted after baring her breasts to the jury, though the historicity of this episode is doubtful. She also modelled for the artists Apelles and Praxiteles: the latter's Aphrodite of Knidos was said to have been based on her. Phryne was largely ignored during the Renaissance, but artistic interest in her…
The Resting Satyr
The Resting Satyr
Hermes bearing the child Dionysos, Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Hermes bearing the child Dionysos, Archaeological Museum of Olympia
The Louvre Apollo Sauroctonos
The Louvre Apollo Sauroctonos
Leconfield Head at Petworth House
Leconfield Head at Petworth House