Ophelia | Léopold Burthe | 1851 Frame Options:Art Print as the light becomes both

as the light becomes both a physical and spiritual presence

with the woman's serene expression and elegant posture mirroring the grace of the flower

" painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434

Stuck's meticulous attention to detail and use of rich

Ophelia | Léopold Burthe | 1851 Frame Options:Art Print as the light becomes bothAbout 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