1249102 Tannh瓣user on the Venusberg, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 120x153 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info.: In the Venusberg, magical mountain abode of Venus, the minstrel Tannh瓣user halfheartedly praises the goddess of beauty, who for more than a year has bestowed her love upon him. Venus promises greater revels when Tannh瓣user asks for his freedom, but she curses his hopes of salvation when he longs for the simple pleasures and pains of earthly life. ).