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Kalpis painting of Sappho by the Sappho Painter (c. 510 BC), currently held in the National Museum, Warsaw. Sappho (/ ˈ s æ f oʊ /; Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos.
An 1865 drawing by Solomon develops the theme, with Erinna and Sappho now accompanied by a male companion. Sappho looks disconsolate are Erinna's affections are turned away towards the man, perhaps echoing the lines of Sappho 94.
The so-called Sappho fresco depicts a woman holding a stylus and a tabula cerata-wax tablet-, wearing a palla together with gold-threaded hair and gold earrings. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, inv. no. 9084.
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Sappho Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter, active c. 510–490 BCE. [1] The artist's name vase is a kalpis depicting the poet Sappho, currently held by the National Museum, Warsaw (Inv. 142333). The hand of the Sappho Painter has been identified on 95 vessels, 70% of which are lekythoi.
A name like Sappho, he explained, would have signaled that the mailing list was for queer women without using a term like “gay” or “lesbian,” which would have drawn unwanted attention.
Articles relating to the Greek poet Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE) and her works. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ...
Sappho at Leucate, also known as The Death of Sappho, is an oil-on-canvas painting executed by the French painter Antoine-Jean Gros in 1801. It has the dimensions of 122 by 100 cm. It is held in the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Baron-Gérard, in Bayeux. [1]