Fotoreproductie van een tekening van Mignon uit Goethe's Wilhem Meisters Lehrjahre door Wilhelm von Kaulbach 1850 - 1900

This is a photographic reproduction of a drawing by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, depicting Mignon from Goethe's *Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship*. The image centers on Mignon, adorned with wings and a halo of flowers, playing a lute for an enraptured audience. The figure of the winged musician is striking. We see echoes of the classical muse, a figure of divine inspiration, heralding back to antiquity, yet transformed. The lute itself, an instrument favored in Renaissance courts, links her to notions of harmony and civilization. Mignon is an angel, a muse, but also a symbol of longing. The yearning faces that surround Mignon speak to the power of art to transport us, touching something primal within our collective memory. The image evokes a sense of melancholy, a recognition of beauty that is always fleeting. The scene is charged with an emotional intensity, reminding us that these symbols are not static; they live and evolve in the human psyche.