## Highlights ### id267609777 female Greek painters were mostly the daughters of famous painters > What is evident is that most of the female artists here did have the backing and support of their already famous fathers. It was perhaps the protection and support provided by the family and senior male relatives that enabled these women to challenge traditional gender roles, an advantage that many other Greek women probably did not have. - [View Highlight](https://classicalwisdom.com/culture/painting/female-artists-of-ancient-greece-kora-anaxandra-irene-and-timarete?__readwiseLocation=0%2F48%2F7%2F1%2F3%2F0%2F7%2F238%3A0%2C0%2F48%2F7%2F1%2F3%2F0%2F7%2F238%3A340#:~:text=What%20is%20evident%20is%20that%2Cwomen%20probably%20did%20not%20have.) ### id267609894 Ancient Greek men accepted female painters > According to Clement of Alexandria, Anaxandra was an active painter in 228 BC and is mentioned in his work ”Women as Well as men are Capable of Perfection”. If the title of his book is to be believed, then it appears that some men in ancient Greece were open to the idea of women participating in artistic endeavors. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01frs2t1x8r0r4wp0j2ynyw814)