top of page

IDENTITY

Song of a Prisoner

Literature

Work Summary

A song spoken from the position of imprisonment, using confinement and longing for freedom as its central emotional situation.

Evidence Summary

The item was deliberately preserved in Van Gogh's copied-text manuscript.

No visual-art connection inferred from copying alone.

CONTEXT

Author / Source

Bernhard van Meurs / Ludwig Uhland

Work

Song of a Prisoner

Years / Period

1877

Van Gogh Relation

Quoted / Copied

EVIDENCE

Key Quotation

CONNECTIONS

Evidence Trail

1877 — RM09

Quoted / Copied · Copied / transcribed

Van Gogh copied/transcribed Song of a Prisoner in related manuscript RM09.

Response: The item was deliberately preserved in Van Gogh's copied-text manuscript.

Connection: No visual-art connection inferred from copying alone.

RM09

Related Research Nodes

Study Subject

Themes

Avenir Light is a clean and stylish font favored by designers. It's easy on the eyes and a great go-to font for titles, paragraphs & more.

bottom of page