Elisabetta Franchi | Fall/Winter 2019
Unknown, Raphael Kirchner
Ben Kutcher (1895-1967), “A House of Pomegranates” by Oscar Wilde, 1918 Source

The Death of Sappho ~ 1881 ~ Miguel Carbonell i Selva (Catalan painter, muralist and poet; he is especially known for his realistic portraits and landscapes of the area around the Llobregat River, 1854-1896)
“Sappho was an Archaic Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by a lyre. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the “Tenth Muse” and “The Poetess”.” ~ Wikipedia
“Sappho was an ancient Greek female poet who wrote lyrical poetry famous for its intense passion and description of love. Being born on the Isle of Lesbos she is also referred to as the first Lesbian poet. Little is known of her actual life, though she was born around 620BC, and died approximately 50 years later.” Read more here: https://www.biographyonline.net/poets/sappho.html
These are only some of the mermaids created for this colorful series that Canadian artist Renee Nault painted for ‘a mermaid every Friday’ project. https://www.deviantart.com/reneenault
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Flea hunting in ancient forest, 1894, Theodor Severin Kittelsen
Father! Father!, Rackham Arthur






