17
Oct
Taylor Swift’s latest music video, “The Fate of Ophelia,” has sparked a cultural phenomenon, drawing hundreds of fans to the Hessische Landesmuseum in Wiesbaden, Germany. The video, which opens with a haunting image of Swift lying in a pond surrounded by water lilies, bears a striking resemblance to Friedrich Heyser’s 1900 Art Nouveau painting of Ophelia—Hamlet’s tragic beloved from Shakespeare’s play. The visual parallel was quickly identified by fans, many of whom recognized the painting’s influence and began flocking to the museum to see the artwork in person. Over the weekend, the museum reported a dramatic increase in footfall, with…
