Sappho


One of our most popular works on display here at Manchester Art Gallery is Sappho by Auguste Charles Mengin. Sappho is popular as both an artwork and as the subject of the work. Is this Sappho the femme fatale painted through the lens of the Victorian male? The queer Icon of Sappho the subject, or a skillful painting by Mengin? 

Whatever the work means to you, explore our range of considered products that celebrate this artwork with a pinch of Mancunian humour. 


Sappho