Chapter 18 The Story of Heine's Portrait

The Story of Heine's Portrait "Please put a sword on my coffin, because I was a fighter in the war of human liberation scholar. " In one of his poems, the poet Heine, who is not in the motherland, once made such a request.ocean Nirvana was a Jew, and the mistreatment of his people in today's Germany a hundred years later had already experienced.Not only was his work banned at any time, but he had to go into exile in Paris.but at the same time his But everyone in the motherland recites his love poems and plays with his humor. Heine was not only a poet, but also a first-rate essayist, his letters and travel essays

The pen is as beautiful as his lyric poems, plus his wounded heart, full of Passionate, unrestrained life, so there are many "Heine maniacs" in the world who cherish the relationship with him off everything. Queen Elisabeth of Austria was a famous "Heinemaniac" during her lifetime.she is heine Build statues and monuments, and house everything about the poet.It is said that around 1884 Right, a publication in Germany published the memoirs that Heine refused to publish during his lifetime, with a Frame a portrait of Heine, which has never been seen outside.After a few days, the collector of this portrait

Mr. Kiel suddenly received a letter from the Queen, which simply stated: "You are the owner of a portrait of Heine that I want to buy. Tell me the price, and I will Pay as you go. " The Queen is famous for her collection of "Heine", and her word is an order.Mr Enkiel Knowing that he only needs to say a price at this time, he may be able to enjoy half a lifetime of blessings.but he is also love Good Heine man, after thinking about it, wrote a reply like this: "No one sells a portrait of Heine".The queen immediately understood the meaning of the letter and knew that

She couldn't force it, so she wrote a letter very politely, saying: "I understand you. Everything Heine lovers, no one can bear to part with his things.But allow me this little request, Because I am also a Heine lover: can you lend me your collection so that I can copy it?I Decide to protect and protect it carefully, and return it immediately after use. " This of course cannot be refused any longer.So after a few days, a royal carriage came to Enqi. It stopped at the door of Erle, and after another four weeks, the portrait returned to its original owner, and Queen Elizabeth also attached it.

She wrote a letter of thanks, reporting that the copy was done very well, and it is now hanging in her study, where she can see it every day. In addition, she attached a very expensive opal and a diamond chest as a reward for borrowing paintings. Heine is indeed a poet worthy of such love.His handicap in his later years was especially disturbing pain.From 1848 onwards, he was gradually immobilized almost because of musculoskeletal pain, and finally became a Hemiplegia, blindness, and lingering sickness, he did not die until 1856.his own Sighing that the sick bed life in the past few years is "the grave on the mattress".

In 1848, the year of his illness, he visited the Louvre Museum in May. After a trip, he was bedridden after returning, which can be said to be the last time Heine went out in his life.about this He himself had a bleak account of the matter: "With difficulty, I dragged myself to the Louvre, and into the halls of splendor, Where our beloved Mira, the eternally blessed goddess of beauty, stands, I almost collapsed.At her feet I lay a long time, weeping heartily, I I believe that even the stone man will feel sorry for me.The goddess seemed to look at me with pity, but she didn't

Comfort, as if saying to me: Don't you see?I don't have arms so I can't help help you. " The last sentence is a smile in tears, which is Heine's humor.