Alcisthene Explained

Alcisthene or Alkisthene (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αλκισθένη) ((174)) may have been a female painter mentioned by Pliny the Elder,^[1] in a list of notable female painters.^{[2] [3]} In the Latin text, however, the name Alcisthenes seems to refer instead to a dancer (saltator) who is the subject of a painting by Irene daughter of the painter Cratinus.^[4]

Notes and References

1. [Pliny the Elder]
2. Encyclopedia: Mason . Charles Peter . Alcis (1) . William Smith . William Smith (lexicographer) . . 1 . 104 . . Boston . 1867 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111194352/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0113.html . November 11, 2013 .
3. Book: Samson, George Whitefield . Elements of Art Criticism . . 1876 . Philadelphia . 582 .
4. Book: Pliny the Elder . Naturalis Historia .