Who painted “Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis”?

“Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis” was painted by Henryk Siemiradzki in 1889. Where to see it: Russian Museum.

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Henryk Siemiradzki: sunlit scenes from ancient Rome and early Christianity, marble, flowers and sea under bright light.

Henryk Hektor Siemiradzki (24 October 1843 – 23 August 1902) was a Polish painter. He spent most of his active creative life in Rome. Best remembered for his large history paintings in the academic style, he is particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Greco-Roman world and the New Testament, owned by many national galleries of Europe. Wikipedia

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“Nero's Torches”, 1876
“Christian Dirce”, 1887
“The Girl or the Vase”, 1887
“Dance amongst swords”, 1881
“Orgy in the reign of Tiberius on the island of Capri”, 1881
“Christ and Sinner”, 1873
“Alexander the Great trust to physician Phillip”, 1870
“Svyatoslav's Fighters in the Battle of Silistria”, 1884