Lenore | Frank Kirchbach | 1896 14th Century Through restrained colour and austere

Through restrained colour and austere composition

sensual pleasures and decadence

The painting depicts tall ships moored at the docks

this beautiful piece of art is sure to provide years of enjoyment

their reflections shimmering in the moonlit ripples

Lenore | Frank Kirchbach | 1896 14th Century Through restrained colour and austereIn Lenore (1896), Kirchbach illustrates the haunting moment from Gottfried August Brgers famous ballad, where the dead lover returns to claim Lenore and carries her on a wild ride through the night. The ghostly rider urges his horse forward as Lenore, draped in white, collapses in terror across the saddle while they leap over a cemetery wall beneath a star filled sky. The barren landscape, distant churchyard, and skeletal trees heighten the macabre