'Sappho, Phaon and Cupid', 1809. Artist: Jacques-Louis David

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'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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Size: 4007px × 3528px
Location: World,Europe,Greece
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