Priestess in the Greek Style, Plate 8
1771
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1771
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Priestess in the Greek Style, Plate 8 is a 1771 by Benigno Bossi, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a woman dressed in flowing robes, holding a decorated box. Her head is wrapped in a turban, and she wears a necklace. The box has strange symbols carved into its top, and ropes hang from its sides. The title says it’s called *Sacerdotesse à la Grecque*—which means "Priestess in the Greek Style." The artist drew her like an ancient figure, but with 18th-century clothes. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists used history and mystery in their work.
