Roman School
Bust of Sappho, First half of 19th century
Marble
H 53,5 x W 25 x D 25 cm
H 21 x W 9 7/8 x D 9 7/8 inch
H 21 x W 9 7/8 x D 9 7/8 inch
This finely executed marble bust depicts Sappho, the celebrated lyric poetess of antiquity, revered since classical times as the embodiment of refined poetic expression. The work, carved in luminous white...
This finely executed marble bust depicts Sappho, the celebrated lyric poetess of antiquity, revered since classical times as the embodiment of refined poetic expression. The work, carved in luminous white marble, exemplifies the Neoclassical idiom prevalent in early 19th-century Rome, in both its idealised physiognomy and its iconographic restraint.