Phryné before the Aeropagus

Phryné before the Aeropagus

Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)
Title: Phryne before the Areopagus
Date: 1861

The story tells about Alcippe , the daughter of Ares (God of War) and Aglauros. She was raped by a son of Poseidon. Ares immediately killed the rapist, and was brought on trial by the other gods. It was the first murder trial. After the facts were laid out, and they heard what happened to Alcippe, Ares was quickly aquitted. Alcippe was also called Phryne.

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References

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fryne_przed_areopagiem.jpg
http://akorra.com/2010/03/06/top-20-beautiful-female-nude-artwork/

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Clothed male, nude female | Phryne | Hamburger Kunsthalle | Female nude in paintings | Ancient Greek history paintings | Jean-Léon Gérôme | 1861 paintings

The Source (La source)

The Source (La source)

Title: The Source (La source)
Artist: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)
Date: 1856
Technique: Oil on canvas

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References

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ingres,_The_source.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres
http://akorra.com/2010/03/06/top-20-beautiful-female-nude-artwork/

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Florinda (1853)

Florinda (1853)

Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873)
Title: Florinda
Year: 1853
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 178.4 x 245.7 cm

Notes: Winterhalter painted another Florinda painting in 1852

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Bathsheba (Karl Brullov)

Bathsheba (Karl Brullov)

Artist: Karl Briullov (1799–1852)
Русский: Брюллов Карл Павлович
Deutsch: Karl Pawlowitsch Brjullow

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Bathsheba | Paintings of nude sitting females | Karl Briullov

Venus Anadyomène

Venus Anadyomène

Artist: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)
Title: Venus Anadyomène
Year: 1848
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 164 × 82 cm (64.57 × 32.28 in)

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1848_Jean-Auguste-Dominique_Ingres_-_Venus_Anadyom%C3%A8ne.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres

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Hebe (Charles, 1826)

Hebe (Charles, 1826)

Description: Portrait of Hebe, oil on canvas
Date: 1826
Source: http://www.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/index.aspx?local=nl&p=object&query=identifier=%221826-A%22#
Author: Charles Picqué (1799-1869)

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Charles Picqué (painter) | Hebe (mythology)

The Nude Maja

The Nude Maja

Artist: Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
Title: The Nude Maja
Deutsch: Die nackte Maja
Español: la Maja desnuda
Français : La Maja nue
Year: 1800-1803
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 97 × 190 cm

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References

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francisco_de_Goya_y_Lucientes_011.jpg

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The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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Female nude in paintings | Classicist paintings | Realist paintings | Maja (Goya) | Rococo paintings of women | Paintings by Francisco de Goya

Arts: Perseus und Andromeda (Anton Raphael Mengs)

Arts: Perseus und Andromeda (Anton Raphael Mengs)

Perseus und Andromeda

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Painting information

Artist: Mengs, Anton Raphael
Title: Perseus und Andromeda (Deutsch)
Year: 1770-1776
Technique: Öl auf Leinwand (Deutsch)
Dimensions: 227 × 153.5 cm

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Creator/Artist

Name: Mengs, Anton Raphael
Date of birth/death: 1728-03-22 / 1779-06-29
Location of birth/death: Aussig (Böhmen, Deutsch) / Rom (Deutsch)
Work location: Rom (Deutsch), Madrid, Dresden

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Anton Raphael Mengs, PD-Art (Yorck Project), Classicist paintings, Perseus, Andromeda

Marie-Louise O'Murphy (François, 1751)

Marie-Louise O'Murphy (François, 1751)

Artist; François Boucher (1703–1770)
Title: Ruhendes Mädchen (Louise O'Murphey).
Alternate title(s): Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737-1818), mistress to Louis XV of France.
Year: 1751
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 59.5 × 73.5 cm (23.43 × 28.94 in)
Current location: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

Diana leaving her Bath (1742)

Diana leaving her Bath (1742)

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Artist: François Boucher (1703–1770)
Title: Diana leaving her Bath
Diane sortant du bain
Year: 1742
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 57 × 73 cm (22.44 × 28.74 in)
Current location: Musée du Louvre, Sully, Department of Paintings, 2nd floor, room 38, Paris

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1740s paintings by François Boucher | 1742 paintings | Actaeon | Bathing women in art | Companions of Diana | Diana by François Boucher | Females with dogs in art | French paintings in the Louvre - Room 38 | Getting dressed | Mythological paintings by François Boucher | Oil paintings of women | Paintings by Boucher in the Louvre | Paintings of nude sitting females | Paintings of nude females in nature | Paintings of adolescent girls | Paintings of dogs | Paintings with two nude females | Rococo paintings of women