Phryne before the Areopagus
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| Artist | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| Year | 1861 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 80.5 cm × 128 cm (31.7 in × 50 in) |
| Location | Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg |
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, a legendary courtesan in ancient Greece who was put on trial for impiety. Phryne was acquitted after her defender Hypereides removed her robe and exposed her naked bosom to the jury.[1]
The painting was exhibited at the 1861 Salon.[2] It is kept at the Kunsthalle Hamburg in Germany.
Legacy
Bernhard Gillam made a famous caricature drawing in 1884, titled Phryne before the Chicago tribunal, where Phryne is replaced by the Republican Party presidential candidate James G. Blaine and Hypereides by the newspaper editor Whitelaw Reid.[3]
References
- ↑ C.D.Yonge (1854). "Athenaeus: The Deipnosophists". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ Ackerman, Gerald M. (1986). The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme: with a Catalogue Raisonné. London; New York: Sotheby's Publications. p. 25. ISBN 9780856673115.
- ↑ "Phryne before the Chicago tribunal". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
External links
Media related to Phryne revealed before the Areopagus at Wikimedia Commons