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This is a list of women artists who were born in Greece or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
15th-century portrayal of Iaia from a French translation of De mulieribus claris. Michel Corneille the Younger, Lala of Cyzicus Painting, Palace of Versailles, 1672. Iaia of Cyzicus (Greek: Ιαία της Κυζίκου), sometimes (incorrectly) called Lala or Lalla, or rendered as Laia or Maia, [1] was a Greek painter born in Cyzicus, Roman Empire, and relatively exceptional for being a ...
This is a list of Greek artists from the antiquity to today. Artists have been categorised according to their main artistic profession and according to the major historical period they lived in: the Ancient (until the foundation of the Byzantine Empire), the Byzantine (until the fall of Constantinople in 1453), Cretan Renaissance 1453-1660, Heptanese School 1660-1830 and the Modern period ...
El Greco (1541–1614), Greek/Spanish painter, sculptor and architect; Art Green (born 1941), American artist; Balcomb Greene (1904–1990), American artist and teacher; Gertrude Greene (1904–1956), American sculptor and painter; Stephen Greene (1917–1999), American artist; Barbara Greg (1900–1983), English painter and illustrator
The primary point of discussion is a possible corruption of the word Calypsonem (an accusatory case of the name) into the two separate words Calypso senem. The former reading would imply that Calypso was the name of a painting, while the latter would imply mention of the painter Calypso and a separate painting of Old Age personified. [5]
Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi Gallery, Florence 1484–1486 Nicolas Poussin, 1635–36, Philadelphia. Through the desire of Renaissance artists reading Pliny to emulate Apelles, and if possible, to outdo him, Venus Anadyomene was taken up again in the 15th century: besides Botticelli's famous The Birth of Venus (Uffizi Gallery, Florence), another early Venus Anadyomene is the bas-relief by Antonio ...
55 Greek Baby Names. Whether a Greek name honors family heritage or you're seeking something fresh and new, here are 55 Greek baby names to consider: Nikolai. Ares. Adonis. Rhea. Callie. Ophelia ...
Timarete (Greek: Τιμαρέτη) (or Thamyris, Tamaris, Thamar; 5th century BC), was an ancient Greek painter. [1] She was the daughter of the painter Micon the Younger of Athens. [1] According to Pliny the Elder, she "scorned the duties of women and practised her father's art."