Greek poetry

  • Sappho

    Sappho

    Jules Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836–1911)

    A solitary woman clutches a lyre, her gaze lost in distant thought. The folds of her robe drape softly, echoing the melancholy of unspoken verses. Here, the muse of Greek poetry lingers—not in triumph, but in quiet contemplation, her fingers pausing above the strings as if weighing each word.