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Loyal followers of the pop sensation are sparking a significant rise in attendance at a Germany-based art institution that displays a painting of Shakespeare's figure Ophelia, recently referenced in a song and video clip from Swift's new release "The Life of a Showgirl".

The Hessische Landesmuseum in the central Germany's urban center of the German city saw numerous more patrons than usual over the weekend, as enthusiasts aimed to see the real depiction of the artwork that opens the music video for "the recent track".

In the music video, which has been streamed over 65 thousand instances on online, the artwork comes alive, with Taylor Swift at its core.

"We're really enjoying this attention - it's quite exciting," a museum spokesperson commented.

The official shared that one household had traveled from the northern city of Hamburg, a extended trip away, while several of the guests were international visitors from a local army base.

The official stated that followers realized the Friedrich Heyser painting - believed to date to 1900 - was there when the institution staff, observing the likeness, put an invitation on their online platform inviting any the singer's followers to attend a unique museum walk.

The news then spread rapidly across social media, the museum said.

Online content sharing the artwork's whereabouts received thousands of positive reactions, significantly more than the approximately one hundred of likes that most of its content tend to get.

In Hamlet, Ophelia, his beloved, a youthful aristocrat from the Scandinavian country, becomes insane and dies in water.

While less well-known than the famous portrait of the same character, the depiction also depicts a female figure in a elegant garment shown floating in a body of water, framed by floral elements.

The picture is referenced on Taylor Swift's record artwork, which features her partially immersed in liquid.

"We are surprised and delighted that Taylor Swift incorporated this painting from the gallery as inspiration for her music video," a gallery head expressed.

"It represents, of course, a great chance to draw individuals to the gallery who haven't discovered us previously."

"Swift's new album" achieved the United Kingdom's largest debut week of the current year, after selling 304,000 units in the initial one week.

In the United States, it achieved over 4 thousand comparable record units in the United States in its opening week, according to industry reports, beating the record set by the British singer with her release "25" in the past.

The album is the artist's another record to lead the British music chart in the current year, after "Lover (Live From Paris)" in the winter month and "another Swift album", when it returned to the top spot in the spring month.

It is also the initial full-length project Taylor Swift has issued since she declared her engagement to athlete her partner in the summer month and revealed in May that she had reclaimed control over her previous work.