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Classical Drapery

January 22, 2021 Martha Lattie
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Melittion, 1882 by Frederic Lord Leighton.

Although this figure is dressed in the classical style, a clear reference to a Greek character could not be found. In a play from 1818 by Austrian Franz Grillparzer called Sappho there is a character called Melitta, who vies with Sappho for the love of the young man Phaon.

In Art History, Artists, England Tags Frederick Lord Leighton, Melitta, Drapery
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