Gradiva
Modern mythic figure created by Wilhelm Jensen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the novel by Wilhelm Jensen, see Gradiva (novel).
Gradiva, or "She who steps along", is a mythic figure created by Wilhelm Jensen as a central character in his novella Gradiva (1902).[1] The character was inspired by an existing Roman relief. She later became a prominent subject in Surrealist art after Sigmund Freud published an essay on Jensen's work.