Henri Fantin-Latour's lithograph depicts a scene from Wagner's opera Parsifal, specifically the mystical encounter between Parsifal and the seductress Kundry in the second act. The composition employs the artist's characteristic delicate handling of light and shadow to evoke the supernatural and dreamlike quality of this pivotal dramatic moment. As a lithograph, the work showcases Fantin-Latour's mastery of the medium in rendering atmospheric effects and psychological intensity appropriate to the operatic subject matter.