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Phryne Before the Areopagus (French: Phryne devant l'Areopage) is an 1861 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. The subject matter is Phryne , an ancient Greek hetaira (courtesan) who was put on trial for impiety .
English: A depiction of Phryne, a famous hetaera of Ancient Greece, being disrobed before the Areopagus. Phryne was on trial for profaning the Eleusinian Mysteries, and is said to have been disrobed by Hypereides, who was defending her, when it appeared the verdict would be unfavourable. The sight of her nude body apparently so moved the judges ...
Phryne Before the Areopagus by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1861. However, this episode probably never happened. It was not mentioned in Posidippus' version of the trial in his comedy Ephesian Woman, quoted by Athenaeus. Ephesian Woman was produced c. 290 BC, and the story of Phryne baring her breasts therefore probably postdates this. [46]
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King Candaules (1859) and Phryne Before the Areopagus and Socrates Seeking Alcibiades in the House of Aspasia (both 1861) gave rise to some scandal by reason of the subjects selected by the painter, and inspired bitter attacks by Paul de Saint-Victor and Maxime Du Camp.
Pages in category "1861 paintings" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Phryne Before the Areopagus; Pilgrims going to Mecca;
19th century interpretation of the hetaira: Jean-Léon Gérôme's painting Phryne Before the Areopagus depicts the hetaira Phryne on trial. The sight of her nude body, according to legend, persuaded the jurors to acquit her.
Phryne Before the Areopagus This page was last edited on 24 February 2024, at 21:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...