The Corinthian Maid

The Corinthian Maid', 1782-1784, (1930). The Ancient Greek potter Butades' daughter, Kora of Sicyon (c650 BC), is believed to have drawn the charcoal silhouette of her sleeping lover's face on a wall. Her father then used the outline to model the face of the youth in clay, considered to be the first relief sculpture. Kora may be the first female . Artist there is evidence of. Painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From "The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1930]. Artist Joseph Wright of Derby. (Photo by The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images)