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.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

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