Ophelia in other 19th-century art

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Ophelia in other 19th-century art (also early 20th century)

Ophelia Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert	The eyes have it. 'Nuff said.
A more pensive treatment, in a muted, almost pastel palette. I like the misty feel.	Ophelia Jules-Joseph Lefebvre
Ophelia Margaret MacDonald, 1908	Take your time with this one...there's quite a bit hiding in plain sight.
I'm not a big Delacroix fan, but I have to acknowledge and appreciate his mastery within the early-19th-century classical school that I find as stilted and passionless as the Pre-Raphaelites did. This Ophelia might as well be a department store mannequin for all the human emotion she elicits from me, but I do like the way Delacroix bathed her in an almost saintly light in the midst of the gloomy tunnel of trees. Points for atmosphere.	La Mort d'Ophélie Eugène Delacroix, 1844
Ophélie, bronze bas-relief Auguste Préault, 1876	Another very classical treatment, this one more successful for me because she seems more like a person who has (or at least recently had) a soul. Sculpture from this school reaches me far more successfully than painting.
Post-Impressionist/Art Nouveau. Very bright, almost cheerful, even though it's clear this girl has drowned. The face is pale and expressionless, but for some reason I keep having to look closely to remind myself she isn't smiling...as if water has become her element and she's only feigning death. A bit of a puzzle, this one; I find myself going back to it time and again to try to figure it out.	Ophélie Odilon Redon, 1905
Ophelia Paul Steck, 1890	Even brighter and prettier than Redon's...this one definitely seems a mischievous water nymph playing possum.

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