In this artwork, how is the abstract discussed?
Melisande is a painting by the Austrian painter Marianne Stokes. It was painted with tempera on canvas, 1895–1898. It is currently at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, Germany. It depicts a scene from the play  
Pelléas and Mélisande by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck.
Maurice Maeterlinck tempera Wallraf-Richartz Museum Pelléas and Mélisande Marianne Stokes Cologne Germany