Studies for headpieces and vignettes in the book, Amor und Psyche (Opus V)

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Max Klinger (German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena)
Date: 1878
Medium: Pen and ink on blue paper
Dimensions: sheet: 7 x 4 in. (17.8 x 10.2 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: From the Robert Isaacson Collection, Gift of James David Draper, 2001
Accession no.: 2001.621

The Chronicler (recto and verso)
Max Klinger
April 5, 1888 (recto); April 6, 1888 (verso) · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00005102
Wounded Crane with an Arrow in its Breast Before Setting Sun
Max Klinger
late 19th–early 20th century · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00018668
The Release of Prometheus
Max Klinger
late 19th–early 20th century · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00018669
Pegasus and the Young Bellephron
Max Klinger
late 19th–early 20th century · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00018670