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.
Wagner var på dette tidspunkt flyttet ind i en hytte på Wesendoncks ejendom, hvor han under arbejdet med Tristan und Isolde havde en lidenskabelig affære med Mathilde Wesendonck.