Phryne before the Areopagus
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| [[Image:Jean-Léon Gérôme, Phryne before the Areopagus 1861.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Phryne before the Areopagus]]'' ([[1861]]) by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]]] | [[Image:Jean-Léon Gérôme, Phryne before the Areopagus 1861.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Phryne before the Areopagus]]'' ([[1861]]) by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]]] | ||
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| + | '''''Phryne before the Areopagus'''''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-L%C3%A9on_G%C3%A9r%C3%B4me,_Phryne_revealed_before_the_Areopagus_(1861)_-_01.jpg] (1961, '''Phryne devant l'Areopage''') is a 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 excite the pity of her judges by the sight of her beauty." | ||
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| + | The painting was exhibited at the 1861 [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]]. It is in the collection of the [[Kunsthalle Hamburg]] in Germany. | ||
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| - | ''[[Phryne before the Areopagus]]''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-L%C3%A9on_G%C3%A9r%C3%B4me,_Phryne_revealed_before_the_Areopagus_(1861)_-_01.jpg] (1861) is a painting by French artist [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]], based on the trial of [[Phryne]] before the [[Areopagus]] in ancient Greece. | ||
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| - | '''''Phryne before the Areopagus''''' ({{Lang-fr|'''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 excite the pity of her judges by the sight of her beauty." | ||
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| - | The painting was exhibited at the 1861 [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]]. It is in the collection of the [[Kunsthalle Hamburg]] in Germany. | ||
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Phryne before the Areopagus (1861) by Jean-Léon Gérôme
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Phryne before the Areopagus[1] (1961, Phryne devant l'Areopage) is a 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 excite the pity of her judges by the sight of her beauty."
The painting was exhibited at the 1861 Salon. It is in the collection of the Kunsthalle Hamburg in Germany.
See also
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