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The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Praxilla




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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. © Judy Chicago. Photograph by Jook Leung Photography

Praxilla
Flourished circa 450 B.C., Sicyon, ancient Greece

Praxilla was a Greek lyric poet who lived in the city of Sicyon in the fifth century B.C. She was famous for the composition of scolia—short poems typically sung after dinner—with erotic overtones, featuring gods, goddesses, and mythological heroes.

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Last updated January 29, 2007.
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