Alcisthene

Alcisthene was a female painter spoken of by Pliny the Elder, [Pliny the Elder, "Naturalis Historia" xxxv. 11. s. 40] who lists her among notable female painters, and mentions one of her pictures representing a dancer.cite encyclopedia | last = Mason | first = Charles Peter | authorlink = | title = Alcis (1) | editor = William Smith | encyclopedia = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 104 | publisher = Little, Brown and Company | location = Boston | year = 1867 | url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0113.html ] [cite book | last = Samson | first = George Whitefield | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Elements of Art Criticism | publisher = J. B. Lippincott & Co. | date = 1876 | location = Philadelphia | pages = 582 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=mnM1AAAAMAAJ | doi = | id = | isbn = ]

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