Das Rheingold III

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Wotan and Loge in the Nibelungs' underworld facing Alberich, who has turned into a dragon

For the third tableau of "Das Rheingold."

Artist

Name:: Beardsley, Aubrey
Dates:: 1872-1898
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Under the hill
Author:: Beardsley, Aubrey
Publisher:: London, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, John Lane, n.d. [1928]
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Description:

Das Rheingold is the first part of Wagner’s cycle known in English as The Ring of the Nibelung. In this illustration, we can see Wotan (left) and Loge, a demi-god of fire, in the Nibelungs’ underworld, in search of the gold stolen by Alberich. Loge mocks the magical powers of Alberich, who responds by morphing into a dragon. Loge pretends to be scared.

Beardsley had plans for a series of drawings dedicated to Das Rheingold, but he only had time to complete two of them.

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{{cite web | title=Das Rheingold III | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rheingold-3/ | author=Beardsley, Aubrey | year=n.d. [1928] | access-date=May 3, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}