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Phryne before the Areopagus

1861

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The story

The courtesan Phryne was tried for impiety, and legend says her advocate Hypereides won by baring her before the judges. Gérôme showed it at the 1861 Salon.

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Object details

Title: Phryne before the Areopagus
Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme
Date: 1861
Culture: French
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Hamburger Kunsthalle
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0129
Original image: 2240 × 1400 px
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License evidence: See the license

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Jean-Léon Gérôme. Phryne before the Areopagus. 1861. Hamburger Kunsthalle. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0129/