Glycera or the Flower Girl (Spring) - Vien
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Date :
                                    
                    1763
                                    
                            Type of image :
                                    
                    Peinture sur toile
                                    
                            Dimensions (HxL cm) :
                                    
                    72x68 cm
                                    
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                 Signed work
                            
                                    
                Work dated
                            
                                    Description
1763 Salon Booklet:
By Mr Vien, Professor.
24. Glycera, or the Flower Girl. This beautiful Athenian woman, famous in antiquity and mentioned by several authors, sold wreaths at the gates of temples. She was painted by one of Greece's great artists: a copy of her portrait was sold for a considerable price and taken to Rome.
25. Another painting of Glycera. Different composition."
History :
                                    1. Signed and dated : « j. m. vien. 1763 ».
Technical Data
Notice #000727
Past ID :
                                    
                    A0046
                                    
                            Image editing :
                                    
                    Image optimisée par Esrgan
                                    
                            Copyright / Photographer :
                                    
                    Paris, M. Arenas