Aristarete

Aristarete or Aristareta (Ancient Greek: Ἀρισταρέτη) was an ancient Greek painter. Little is known about her, including where and when she lived.[1]

Although none of her works are known to be extant, Pliny the Elder's Natural History contains mention of hers depicting Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine.[2] Pliny includes Aristarete in a list of six ancient Greek female artists, among which Timarete, Irene, and Calypso. They are mentioned later in Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris.

He also writes that Aristarete was trained by her father, Nearchos.[3]

  1. ^ "ARISTARETE in "Enciclopedia dell' Arte Antica"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. ^ Pliny the Elder. "Liber XXXV" . Naturalis Historia  (in Latin) – via Wikisource.
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