Who created "The Beautiful Greek Woman"?

The Beautiful Greek Woman was created by Nicolas Lancret in 1731–36.

When was "The Beautiful Greek Woman" created?

This artwork was created 1731–36.

What medium is "The Beautiful Greek Woman"?

The Beautiful Greek Woman is Oil on canvas.

The Beautiful Greek Woman

Nicolas Lancret

1731–36

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

70 × 51.6 cm (27 9/16 × 20 5/16 in.); Framed: 94.7 × 75.6 × 11.2 cm (37 1/4 × 29 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

Classification

oil on canvas

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

64007

About the Artist

Nicolas Lancret

Nicolas Lancret (1690–1743) was a leading French painter of the Rococo era, celebrated for his elegant fêtes galantes — intimate scenes of fashionable figures at leisure in idyllic garden settings — that placed him among the most admired artists working in Paris in the first half of the eighteenth century. Born in Paris, he trained initially under the history painter Pierre d'Ulin before entering ...

The Beautiful Greek Woman

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