The Unconquerable Heart
1915
In this playful 1915 illustration titled 'The Impregnable Heart,' a fashionable woman stands defiantly in a voluminous blue gown, using her skirt as a literal fortress against a swarm of butterfly-winged cherubs. The French text below reveals a poetic battle: she claims her heart is guarded by iron wires and palisades, while the cherubs insist no citadel can resist their advances. Gerda Wegener was a celebrated Danish illustrator famous for her chic, often risqué depictions of 'modern women' in the early 20th century. She is also historically significant as the wife of Lili Elbe, a transgender woman whose life story inspired the novel and film The Danish Girl.
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