Edward Jakob von Steinle
Lorelei, 1863
Bleistift, Aquarell und Deckfarben, weiß und golden gehöht, 54,1 x 38 cm
Um 1864 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Inv. Nr. 11698
Lorelei
This is a preparatory watercolour for the large painting that hangs on the staircase of the Schack-Galerie. In a letter to Schack the artist explained: `The Lorelei is really the mysterious horror that surrounds the still, silent rock with its echo; whoever calls out her name is doomed, so her picture must have something terrifyingly beautiful about it.¿