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Sappho

Boccaccio, De Cleris Mulieribus, 1473

From Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

Boccaccio, who compiled images and stories about notable women through history to his day, depicted Sappho in this woodcut.
Woodcut, Boccaccio, De Cleris Mulieribus, 1473From a public domain image. Modifications © 2006 Jone Johnson Lewis
Image of Sappho, woodcut, 1473, from Boccaccio's De Cleris Mulieribus
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