Are Measure for Measure and Mathis der Maler both fictional?
Mathis der Maler (opera) Mathis der Maler ("Matthias the Painter") is an opera by Paul Hindemith. The opera's genesis lay in Hindemith's interest in the Reformation. The work's protagonist, Matthias Grünewald, was an actual historical figure who flourished in that era, and whose art, in particular the Isenheim Altarpiece, inspired many creative figures in the early 20th century, including Joris-Karl Huysmans's novel "Là-bas".
Dior Eluchíl Dior Eluchíl is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is a character in "The Silmarillion", which was published posthumously in 1977. The material in "The Silmarillion" was written over a period of many years, from the 1920s to the early 1970s.