Priestess of Ephesus - Giclée
Priestess of Ephesus - Giclée
Giclée Unframed: (click image for full view) digitally printed using archival ink, on acid-free cotton rag, reviewed for color accuracy by the artist. Image size is 17" x 23" vertical. Paper size is 18” x 24” vertical. This selection has no mat and no frame, but includes the image story and authentication document. It will be shipped in a mailing tube.
Priestess of Ephesus
In the 6th century BC, Croesus, the Greek King of Lydia, had a temple built to honor the goddess Artemis. Located in Ephesus, a commercial crossroad city in Anatolia, the Artemisium drew visitors of various religious beliefs. Over time, the Greek iconography of Artemis and her priestesses merged with that of Cybele, the Anatolian mother goddess.
This painting incorporates the iconography of Artemis, her priestesses called Melissae (bees), and that of Cybele.