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.
He also writes that Aristarete was trained by her father, Nearchos.[3]
Account by Pliny
[edit]The standard Teubner edition of Pliny the Elder's Natural History mentions the painter Aristarete in the following passage from the 147th chapter of its 35th book:[3][2]
Pinxere et mulieres: Timarete, Miconis filia, Dianam, quae in tabula Ephesi est antiquissimae picturae; Irene, Cratini pictoris filia et discipula, puellam, quae est Eleusine, Calypso, senem et praestigiatorem Theodorum, Alcisthenen saltatorem; Aristarete, Nearchi filia et discipula, Aesculapium.
References
[edit]- ^ "ARISTARETE in "Enciclopedia dell' Arte Antica"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ a b Pliny the Elder. . (in Latin) – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b Pliny the Elder. "Book XXXV". Naturalis Historia.
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