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Passionate admirers of the music superstar are creating a remarkable increase in visitor numbers at a European gallery that houses a painting of Shakespeare's heroine Ophelia, recently reimagined in a song and music video from Swift's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl".

The museum in Wiesbaden in the heartland Germany's city of the German city welcomed numerous additional guests than usual over the past weekend, as enthusiasts aimed to see the actual depiction of the portrait that begins the video for "The Fate of Ophelia".

In the visual piece, which has been viewed more than 65 million instances on the video platform, the painting transforms, with Taylor Swift at its heart.

"We're really enjoying this interest - it's quite exciting," a gallery official stated.

The spokesperson noted that one household had traveled from the northern urban center of the northern hub, a lengthy journey away, while some of the attendees were U.S. citizens from a nearby army base.

The spokesperson stated that fans realized the historical portrait - thought to be created to the turn of the century - was on display when the institution staff, observing the resemblance, put an invitation on their digital site encouraging any Taylor Swift enthusiasts to attend a special tour.

The story then went viral online, the institution reported.

Digital content explaining the portrait's location received thousands of engagements, much greater than the approximately one hundred of likes that most of its content typically obtain.

In the classic play, this female figure, his beloved, a youthful noblewoman from the Scandinavian country, suffers a breakdown and drowns.

While more obscure than the renowned painting of Ophelia, the artwork also depicts a female figure in a long dress lying submerged in a body of water, encircled by floral elements.

The picture is referenced on Taylor Swift's record artwork, which shows her incompletely immersed in a aquatic setting.

"We are amazed and pleased that this musician incorporated this artwork from the gallery as influence for her music video," a museum director expressed.

"This presents, of course, a excellent chance to attract individuals to the gallery who are unfamiliar with us so far."

"The recent release" secured the UK's biggest debut week of the current year, after selling 304,000 copies in the opening the debut period.

In the US, it generated exceeding 4 thousand comparable music units in the United States in its debut week, according to the music chart, exceeding the achievement established by this artist with her record "25" in 2015.

The release is Taylor Swift's another album to dominate the British music chart in the current year, following "Lover (Live From Paris)" in February and "another Swift album", when it reappeared to the top spot in recently.

It is also the initial original album the singer has released since she declared her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce in August and revealed in the spring that she had retrieved control over her back catalogue.