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  • ID: 273
  • Uploader: GenericSecretary »
  • Date: 14 days ago
  • Approver: VeliteAquila »
  • Size: 320 KB .jpg (1280x1004) »
  • Source: Art Renewal Center
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art renewal center by europe, northern_europe, and pierre_jean_van_der_ouderaa
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De koning van Thule

The King of Thule

This portrait painting depicts the character from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ballad "Der König in Thule" ("The King in Thule"), portraying a king in the European kingdom of Thule who, on his deathbed, recalls his lost love and tosses a golden cup into the sea in her honor.

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  • Ed Hist
    14 days ago
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    Es war ein König in Thule
    Gar treu bis an das Grab,
    Dem sterbend seine Buhle
    Einen goldnen Becher gab.

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