Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis
Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis or Phryne at the Poseidonia in Eleusis (Russian: Фри́на на пра́зднике Посейдо́на в Элевзи́не) is a very large-scale history painting by the Russian-born Polish painter Henryk Siemiradzki, completed in 1889. It is part of the collection of the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.[1]
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| Artist | Henryk Siemiradzki |
| Year | 1889 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 390 cm × 763.5 cm (150 in × 300.6 in) |
| Location | Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg |
The painting depicts an anecdote about the ancient Greek courtesan Phryne, told by Athenaeus in his Deipnosophistae, in which Phryne bathes in the sea at Eleusis, thus inspiring the painter Apelles to paint his Aphrodite Anadyomene. In the painting, Phryne is shown standing nude, her face shaded by a parasol. A crowd of people look at her; in the background is a temple and the sea.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Фрина на празднике Посейдона в Элевзине". State Russian Museum. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Funke, Melissa (2024). Phryne: A Life in Fragments. London: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 129–130. ISBN 9781350371873.
Further reading
edit- Nitka, Maria (2020). "Naked Truth and Beauty of the Nude in Henryk Siemiradzki's Phryne" (PDF). Polska Akademia Nauk: 135–153. ISBN 978-83-63305-88-8.
- Zavyalova, Anna (July 2017). "Russian Fine Arts Section at the World's Columbian Exposition 1893: Notes on Organization and Reception" (PDF). MDCCC 1800. 6: 121–122, 126. doi:10.14277/2280-8841/MDCCC-6-17-9 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 2280-8841.
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External links
edit- "The Mikhailosvky Palace. Room 21". State Russian Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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