Wagner, at this time, had moved into a cottage built in the grounds of Wesendonck's villa, where, during his work on Tristan und Isolde, he became passionately involved with Mathilde Wesendonck.
Nese momento Wagner trasladárase a unha pequena casa construída en terreos da vila de Wesendonck, onde, durante o seu traballo en Tristan und Isolde, se implicou apaixonadamente con Mathilde Wesendonck.