The Lorelei
ca. 1896 - 1917
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 57.2 × 48.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-139635
The Lorelei, one of Albert Pinkham Ryder's larger paintings, links love and death, a common theme among late nineteenth-century artists, poets, and musicians. The tale of the Lorelei became popular in the mid-nineteenth century when German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) penned a poem about her, which a number of composers set to music. Ryder's image is based on the second and third stanzas of th…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tulip Tree Foundation, Robin B. Martin, Trustee
Registry history
- ca. 1896 - 1917 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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