Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis

1889 painting by Henryk Siemiradzki

Phryne at the Poseidonia in Eleusis
ArtistHenryk Siemiradzki
Year1889 (1889)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions390 cm × 763.5 cm (150 in × 300.6 in)
LocationRussian Museum, Saint Petersburg

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 collections of the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Фрина на празднике Посейдона в Элевзине". State Russian Museum. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

Further reading

  • 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 7 May 2024). ISSN 2280-8841.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (link)

External links

  • "The Mikhailosvky Palace. Room 21". State Russian Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  • Media related to Phryne by Henryk Siemiradzki at Wikimedia Commons
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