"Hundreds of visitors have flocked to a museum in central Germany, after a painting there was featured in Taylor Swift'smusic video for her song "The Fate of Ophelia." The video opens with superstar Swift lying down in a white dress, in stark resemblance to an Art Nouveau painting by Friedrich Heyser. The painting is one of Ophelia, Hamlet's beloved in William Shakespeare's play of the same name."
"Hundreds of additional people visited the Hessische Landesmuseum in Wiesbaden over the weekend to see the German artist's painting, believed to have been from around 1900. Fans include people who travelled all the way from Hamburg in the north of the country, as well as families of American soldiers stationed at the US military base in Wiesbaden, a museum spokesperson told the Associated Press news agency."
""We are surprised and delighted that Taylor Swift used this painting from the museum as inspiration for her video," Henning said. "This is, of course, a great opportunity to attract people to the museum who don't know us yet." Henning said attempts to reach out to the megastar have thus far been unsuccessful, expressing a wish "to show Taylor Swift the original painting sometime.""
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the Hessische Landesmuseum in Wiesbaden after a painting was featured in Taylor Swift's music video for "The Fate of Ophelia." The video opens with Swift lying in a white dress, echoing an Art Nouveau depiction of Ophelia by Friedrich Heyser. The Heyser painting, believed to date from around 1900, drew visitors from across Germany and families of American soldiers stationed at the nearby US base. Museum director Andreas Henning noted similarities between the video and Heyser's work and described the exposure as an opportunity to attract new visitors. Museum staff expressed surprise and delight at the renewed attention. Attempts to contact Taylor Swift to show the original painting have been unsuccessful.
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