Sappho, à son pupitre, devant ses disciples · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Sappho, à son pupitre, devant ses disciples
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Mytilene, Island of Lesbos
Description: Sappho is seated as her desk, wearing a pink gown. She was known for being able to write incredible poetry, and is probably reading or writing poetry at her desk. Around her are her disciples, who are also reading or writing. Her style of poetry was named Sapphic, and is still known today. It is believed that her mournful poetry is influenced by the muses.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20027
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20027_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Lesbos; Poetry; Love; Sappho; Sapphic