Ophelia | Léopold Burthe | 1851 John Faed ethereal forms

ethereal forms

Lovell invites us into a story mid-chapter—one filled with mystery

featuring soft

massive earthquakes rending the earth

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Ophelia | Léopold Burthe | 1851 John Faed ethereal formsAbout the artwork: Lopold Burthes Ophelia presents Shakespeares tragic heroine at the threshold between life and death, focusing on the moment described in Act IV, Scene VII of Hamlet, when Ophelia falls near the willow and is carried away by the water. Painted in 1851, the work reflects the nineteenth century fascination with Shakespearean tragedy and with fragile, psychologically charged female figures. Burthe, a French painter associated with