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Sapho Collection

"Sapho: A Timeless Icon of Feminine Power and Artistic Expression" From ancient times to modern interpretations

Background imageSapho Collection: Olga Nethersoles version of Sapho by Clyde Fitch

Olga Nethersoles version of Sapho by Clyde Fitch. Date 1900

Background imageSapho Collection: Literature. The american poet Natalie Clifford Barney. Photo, USA, c.1900 (b/w photo)

Literature. The american poet Natalie Clifford Barney. Photo, USA, c.1900 (b/w photo)
3434390 Literature. The american poet Natalie Clifford Barney. Photo, USA, c.1900 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Litterature. La poetesse americaine Natalie Clifford Barney. Photo, USA, vers 1900. Coll)

Background imageSapho Collection: Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien, France, c.1900 (b/w photo)

Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien, France, c.1900 (b/w photo)
3434387 Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien, France, c.1900 (b/w photo); (add.info.: The American poet Natalie Clifford Barney and the British poet Renee Vivien.); Photo © CCI.

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho, statuette in bronze by M. Aizelin

Sapho, statuette in bronze by M. Aizelin
1578852 Sapho, statuette in bronze by M. Aizelin; (add.info.: Sapho, statuette in bronze by M. Aizelin); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSapho Collection: Art. The american painter Romaine Brooks. Photo, France, 1923. (b/w photo)

Art. The american painter Romaine Brooks. Photo, France, 1923. (b/w photo)
3434388 Art. The american painter Romaine Brooks. Photo, France, 1923. (b/w photo); (add.info.: Art. Photo, France, 1923. Coll. Part, Art. The american painter Romaine Brooks)

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, ancient Greek poet (engraving)

Sappho, ancient Greek poet (engraving)
8635015 Sappho, ancient Greek poet (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho (c630-c570 BC), ancient Greek poet. Illustration from Hellas

Background imageSapho Collection: Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien, c.1900 (photo)

Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien, c.1900 (photo)
2145147 Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien, c.1900 (photo); (add.info.: Litterature. Photo, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part. Literature)

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Regnault

Sapho, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Regnault
Sapho, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageSapho Collection: Great Women of Antiquity: Miriam, Rebecca, Semiramis, Penelope, Sappho, Cleopatra

Great Women of Antiquity: Miriam, Rebecca, Semiramis, Penelope, Sappho, Cleopatra
MAL48987 Great Women of Antiquity:Miriam, Rebecca, Semiramis, Penelope, Sappho, Cleopatra, Cornelia, Phryne, Aspasia, Helen, Atalanta, Imogen and Boadicea by Walenn

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, 1877 (oil on canvas)

Sappho, 1877 (oil on canvas)
MAN75576 Sappho, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Mengin, Charles Auguste (1853-1933); 230.7x151.1 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho. Portrait, 16th century (engraving)

Sappho. Portrait, 16th century (engraving)
7315198 Sappho. Portrait, 16th century (engraving) by Boyvin, Rene (1525-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho, c. 630 - 612 BC to c. 570 BC. Ancient Greek lyric poet)

Background imageSapho Collection: M Alphonse Daudet (colour litho)

M Alphonse Daudet (colour litho)
612684 M Alphonse Daudet (colour litho) by Guth, Jean Baptiste (fl.1883-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Alphonse Daudet, He wrote Sapho, 11 March 1893, Vanity Fair)

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho

Sapho
LLM454581 Sapho by Dodge, William de Leftwich (1867-1935) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sapho. Illustration for The Great Operas edited by James W Buel (Societe Universelle Lyrique)

Background imageSapho Collection: Renee Richard in Sapho at the Paris Opera (colour litho)

Renee Richard in Sapho at the Paris Opera (colour litho)
2818359 Renee Richard in Sapho at the Paris Opera (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Renee Richard in Sapho at the Paris Opera)

Background imageSapho Collection: Figure of Sappho Standing, 1848 (silvered and gilt bronze)

Figure of Sappho Standing, 1848 (silvered and gilt bronze)
PFR121376 Figure of Sappho Standing, 1848 (silvered and gilt bronze) by Pradier, James (Jean-Jacques) (1790-1852); height: 43.8 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; ePaul Freeman; Swiss

Background imageSapho Collection: Portrait bust of Sappho (marble)

Portrait bust of Sappho (marble)
XBP228996 Portrait bust of Sappho (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Greek, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: Bust of Sappho, bronze statue, from Villa of Papyri, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy

Bust of Sappho, bronze statue, from Villa of Papyri, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy
LRI4670358 Bust of Sappho, bronze statue, from Villa of Papyri, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, Roman civilization, 1st century BC - Portrait of the Greek poet Sappho (612-545 BC). Bronze sculpture

Background imageSapho Collection: Gounod, Sapho (chromolitho)

Gounod, Sapho (chromolitho)
667153 Gounod, Sapho (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gounod, Sapho. Card published by Guerin-Boutron, c 1900)

Background imageSapho Collection: Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganurus

Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganurus, and rufous-collared kingfisher, Actenoides concretus.Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Background imageSapho Collection: Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura

Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura
Red-tailed comet or sapho comet-tail, Sappho sparganura (Bar-tailed hummingbird, Trochilus sparganus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageSapho Collection: Tiger, daggerwing, satyr and sapho butterflies

Tiger, daggerwing, satyr and sapho butterflies
Harmonia tiger wing, Tithorea harmonia 1, sunset daggerwing, Marpesia furcula 2, andromeda satyr, Cithaerias andromeda 3, and sapho longwing, Heliconius sapho 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho a Lesbos (colour litho)

Sapho a Lesbos (colour litho)
2802035 Sapho a Lesbos (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sapho a Lesbos. Illustration for Le Livre D Amour (Boulanger, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho (litho)

Sappho (litho)
5226651 Sappho (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho. Illustration for L Art Et La Mode, Journal de La Vie Mondaine, 1885-1886.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, 1888 (oil on canvas)

Sappho, 1888 (oil on canvas)
CHT243030 Sappho, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Leroux, Louis Hector (1829-1900); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, c. 1910 (bronze)

Sappho, c. 1910 (bronze)
AGR290612 Sappho, c.1910 (bronze) by Villanis, Emmanuel (1880-1920); height: 72 cm; Private Collection; Agra Art, Warsaw, Poland; French, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: Madame Krauss, dans Sapho (coloured photo)

Madame Krauss, dans Sapho (coloured photo)
975599 Madame Krauss, dans Sapho (coloured photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Krauss, dans Sapho)

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho, derniere statue de Pradier (engraving)

Sapho, derniere statue de Pradier (engraving)
3644646 Sapho, derniere statue de Pradier (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sapho, derniere statue de Pradier)

Background imageSapho Collection: Scenes from Gounods Opera 'Sapho'(engraving)

Scenes from Gounods Opera "Sapho"(engraving)
1616616 Scenes from Gounods Opera " Sapho" (engraving) by Jellicoe, John (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Gounods Opera " Sapho")

Background imageSapho Collection: Performance of Alphonse Daudet and Adolphe Belots play Sapho at the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris

Performance of Alphonse Daudet and Adolphe Belots play Sapho at the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1885 (litho)
5226657 Performance of Alphonse Daudet and Adolphe Belots play Sapho at the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1885 (litho) by European School

Background imageSapho Collection: Pytheas, conspirator and drunken parasite, character from Opera de Sapho

Pytheas, conspirator and drunken parasite, character from Opera de Sapho
3076420 Pytheas, conspirator and drunken parasite, character from OpAra de Sapho (pencil with w/c & gouache on paper) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho and Alcaeus, 1881 (oil on panel)

Sappho and Alcaeus, 1881 (oil on panel)
WLT204682 Sappho and Alcaeus, 1881 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 66x122 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: both were Greek lyric poets from Lesbos; ); English

Background imageSapho Collection: Emma Calve as Fanny Legrand. Poster for the premiere of opera-comique Sapho by Massenet performed

Emma Calve as Fanny Legrand. Poster for the premiere of opera-comique Sapho by Massenet performed on 27 November 1897 by the Ope, 1897. Private Collection

Background imageSapho Collection: Mrs Olga Nethersole in Sapho, c1900

Mrs Olga Nethersole in Sapho, c1900. Olga Isabella Nethersole (1867-1951), English actress, theatre producer, and wartime nurse/health educator

Background imageSapho Collection: Renee Richard in the opera Sapho, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer

Renee Richard in the opera Sapho, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Renee Richard in the opera Sapho, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st January 1893

Background imageSapho Collection: Attributed Jean-Baptiste Regnault Sapho painting

Attributed Jean-Baptiste Regnault Sapho painting
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Sapho, painting, oil on canvas, Height, 42 cm (16.5 inches), Width, 53 cm (20.8 inches)

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho and Phaon, 1809 (oil on canvas)

Sappho and Phaon, 1809 (oil on canvas)
XIR898218 Sappho and Phaon, 1809 (oil on canvas) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 225x262 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke, 1858

Sappho, illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke, 1858
KW259815 Sappho, illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke, 1858 (engraving) by Staal, Pierre Gustave Eugene (Gustave) (1817-82) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho by Clyde Fitch

Sapho by Clyde Fitch
Promotional literature for Sapho by Clyde Fitch from Alphonse Daudets novel (1884). First produced in England at the Adelphi Theatre, 1st May 1902. Cut out flyer for Olga Nethersoles Co

Background imageSapho Collection: Louis Lacombe

Louis Lacombe
LOUIS LACOMBE French musician, known for his songs and his opera Sapho. with his autograph Date: 1818 - 1884

Background imageSapho Collection: Madame Recamier (1777-1849) (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)

Madame Recamier (1777-1849) (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR287798 Madame Recamier (1777-1849) (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Fragonard, Alexandre Evariste (1780-1850); Musee d Histoire de la Ville, Saint-Malo

Background imageSapho Collection: Portrait of Sappho (engraving) (b / w photo)

Portrait of Sappho (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF265870 Portrait of Sappho (engraving) (b/w photo) by Cazenave, J.F. (b. c.1770); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho (c.620 BC- c.570 BC) Greek poet; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: Portrait of Sappho (engraving) (b / w photo)

Portrait of Sappho (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF265868 Portrait of Sappho (engraving) (b/w photo) by Worlidge, Thomas (1700-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho (c.620 BC- c.570 BC) Greek poet; ); English, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, engraved by Pye, 1774 (engraving) (b / w photo)

Sappho, engraved by Pye, 1774 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF265867 Sappho, engraved by Pye, 1774 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Kauffmann, Angelica (1741-1807) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho (c.620 BC- c.570 BC) Greek poet; ); English

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho and Leucade, also known as The Death of Sappho (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)

Sappho and Leucade, also known as The Death of Sappho (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR168376 Sappho and Leucade, also known as The Death of Sappho (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Gros, Baron Antoine Jean (1771-1835); Musee Baron Gerard, Bayeux

Background imageSapho Collection: Sappho, 1852 (marble)

Sappho, 1852 (marble)
XIR160238 Sappho, 1852 (marble) by Pradier, James (Jean-Jacques) (1790-1852); 118x70 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imageSapho Collection: THEATRE: SAPHO, 1900. Poster advertising Olga Nethersoles role in Sapho by Clyde Fitch

THEATRE: SAPHO, 1900. Poster advertising Olga Nethersoles role in Sapho by Clyde Fitch. Nethersole and others were arrested in New York for violating public decency and found innocent

Background imageSapho Collection: Sapho: Theatre de l Opera-Comique

Sapho: Theatre de l Opera-Comique. Performing arts poster for a performance of a comic opera by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernede, with music by Jules Massenet and based on a novel by Alphonse Daudet



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"Sapho: A Timeless Icon of Feminine Power and Artistic Expression" From ancient times to modern interpretations, Sapho continues to captivate hearts with her enigmatic allure. Olga Nethersoles' version of Clyde Fitch's play "Sapho" brings the legendary poetess to life, showcasing her magnetic persona on stage. In the realm of art, Sappho's presence is immortalized through various mediums. The 1877 oil painting titled "Sappho" portrays her in alluring beauty and grace, while the 16th-century engraving captures her essence as one of the Great Women of Antiquity alongside Miriam, Rebecca, Semiramis, Penelope, and Cleopatra. M Alphonse Daudet's color lithograph depicts a scene from "Sapho, " further emphasizing the impact this iconic figure has had on artistic expression throughout history. Renee Richard's portrayal in Sapho at the Paris Opera showcases how Sappho's story transcends time and resonates with audiences across generations. Not only celebrated in visual arts but also represented through sculptures like the silvered and gilt bronze Figure of Sappho Standing from 1848 or marble Portrait busts found in Herculaneum’s Villa of Papyri. These statues pay homage to her enduring legacy as a symbol of feminine strength and creativity. Even nature pays tribute to this remarkable woman; the Red-tailed comet species known as Sappho sparganurus bears her name—a testament to how she inspires not only humans but also our natural world. Gounod’s chromolithograph for his opera "Sapho" serves as a reminder that even composers find inspiration in this timeless muse. Through these diverse representations spanning centuries, it becomes evident that Sapho remains an emblematic figure whose influence knows no bounds. Whether through literature or artistry across different cultures, Sapho's story continues to inspire and empower women worldwide.