Lenore, The Dead Go Fast 1830

The painting "Lenore, The Dead Go Fast" by Ary Scheffer, a renowned Romantic artist, depicts a scene of a woman riding a horse in a dark and stormy landscape illuminated only by the moon. The woman, Lenore, appears to be overcome with grief, leaning heavily on the horse’s back, while a shadowy figure follows them. The painting is characterized by a sense of mystery and dread, conveying the Romantic era’s fascination with the sublime and the supernatural, perhaps influenced by the German ballad "Lenore" by Gottfried August Bürger.