Alcisthene

Alcisthene or Alkisthene was a female painter spoken of by Pliny the Elder,[1] who lists her among notable female painters, and mentions one of her pictures representing a dancer.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia xxxv. 11. s. 40
  2. ↑ Mason, Charles Peter (1867). "Alcis (1)". In William Smith. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 104. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Samson, George Whitefield (1876). Elements of Art Criticism. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. p. 582.

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