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'Sappho, Phaon and Cupid', 1809. Artist: Jacques-Louis David
2-587-800 - © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images
'Sappho, Phaon and Cupid', 1809. According to Greek legend, the poet Sappho fell in love with Phaon, a ferryman from the island of Lesbos, and when he rejected her, she committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg.
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People Information
Creator
- Jacques-Louis David, attributed to: {French}: Artist, painter, draughtsman
Subject
- Sappho: Greek: Poet
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4007x3528
File Size : 41,417kb
Aliases
- 251
- 0760002550
- 2-587-800
- 251
- 2587800