Obituary

Henry Holiday's painting of Dante staring at Beatrice while she looks resolutely away became the internet's image of unrequited devotion — 'me, noticing you not noticing me.' It died when 'simp' became a word and the whole genre got a name.

Portrait: Henry Holiday (1839 - 1927) (British) Born in London, England. Died in London, England. Details on Google Art Project · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2015

Died

2020

Cause of death

Pined too publicly

Last sighting

A 'me in her mentions' edit, 2020

Resting place

Section L, Row 3

Category

art