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    Artist

  • Schiff, John, 1907-1976

    • Title

  • Portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke, undated

  • Physical Description

    1 photograph : black-and-white ; 8 x 5 inches / 20.5 x 12.7 cm., digital photograph

  • Summary

    The image shows a portrait photograph of Rainer Maria Rilke reading. The verso of the photograph has "Rainer Maria Rilke" written in pencil.

  • Depicted

    Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926

  • Subject

    Portraits; Poets; Poets, Austrian

  • Genre

    Photographs

  • Part Of

    John (Hans) and Trude Schiff Collection, AR 25082

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Biographical/Historical Information

Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed as possessing undertones of mysticism. Rilke traveled extensively throughout Europe, finally settling in Switzerland, which provided the inspiration for many of his poems.

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Citation

Schiff, John: Portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke, undated, Leo Baeck Institute, F 156 AR 25082.