The Ballad of Lenora (1839) by Horace Vernet
The painting depicts a scene from the German ballad Lenore by Gottfried August Bürger. The ballad tells the story of a young woman who is tricked by the devil into riding with him to her own funeral. In Vernet’s painting, Lenora is seen riding on a black horse, followed by a group of skeletons. The scene is set at night, and the sky is dark and stormy.
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