Phryne
Maker
Aristide Maillol
(French, 1861-1944)
Date1903?
MediumUnglazed modeled earthenware
DimensionsHeight: 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm)
Credit LineA Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation
Copyright© 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Object number2000.18
Status
Not on viewPhryne—a historical figure who lived in Athens in the 4th century B.C.E.—was so famous for shedding her clothes in public that she was the inspiration for the first life-sized female nude sculpture in classical Greece. Perhaps this is why she has continued to inspire sculptors, like Aristide Maillol, who are fascinated by the art of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
9th - 18th century
9th - 18th century
late 19th - early 20th century
circa 2500 - 2200 B.C.E.