Phryne () is an 1867 oil on canvas painting by Artur Grottger, now in the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland.

Description The painting portrays the ancient Greek courtesan Phryne, who according to legend revealed her breasts before her judges to save herself from a death sentence for sacrilege. It depicts a naked woman standing in the middle of the painting and a bush in the background. Her left hand is raised in order to cover her face. Her right hand holds a red robe lying at her feet. It was painted during the artist's stay in Paris a few months before his death.

See also List of Polish painters

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