Légende

Depiction from Der Ring des Nibelungen, Four scenes from Der Ring des Nibelungen, print, printmaker: Hermann Schütz, after design by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1853 - 1869, paper, etching, height 134 mm x width 418 mm, Person, Richard Wagner, 'Nibelungenlied', A wide, horizontal line drawing shows a long procession of figures arrayed across a pale background, with seated and standing people in flowing robes and tunics, some wearing crowns or helmets, many with long hair and beards, and several figures gesturing or reaching out; toward the left a reclining figure lies on a low platform attended by others who kneel and bend over, while farther left groups of standing women with veils and drapery cluster near a column; near the center a crowned man raises both arms beside another figure with a sword at his side and a cloaked figure with a hand to his face; to the right a pair of muscular men interact closely while more figures carry or support a fallen person and a seated man cradles a limp body, and at the far right a woman with long hair sits beside a figure lying on the ground; the overall composition is rendered in delicate, uniform linear strokes with minimal shading on a lightly speckled paper.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B13_130

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39.4Mo (6.5Mo) / 58.2cm x 16.9cm / 6874 x 2001 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Depiction Der Ring des Nibelungen Four scenes print printmaker Hermann Schütz design Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld 1853 - 1869 paper etching height 134 mm x width 418 mm Person Richard Wagner Nibelungenlied wide horizontal line drawing long procession figures arrayed across pale background seated standing people flowing robes tunics wearing crowns helmets long hair beards several figures gesturing reaching left reclining figure lies low platform attended kneel bend farther left groups standing women veils drapery cluster near column near center crowned man raises arms beside another figure sword side cloaked figure hand face right pair muscular men interact closely figures carry support fallen person seated man cradles limp body far right woman long hair sits beside figure lying ground composition rendered delicate uniform linear strokes minimal shading lightly speckled paper