First Scene of The Rhinegold
<p><em>The Rhinegold </em> is the first of four operas that form Richard Wagner's operatic cycle <em>Ring of the Nibelung.</em> In this interpretation of the opera's first scene, three Rhine maidens gracefully dive through the water's currents as they protect their treasure, the gold of the River Rhine. The figure of Alberich, who greedily schemes to steal the Rhine gold, appears ominously in the lower-left corner of the composition.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1876
- Dimensions
- Image: 51.2 × 33.5 cm (20 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Primary support: 51.2 × 33.5 cm (20 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 69.7 × 49.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Henri Fantin-Latour
Artist
Painting
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
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- Henri Fantin-Latour
- Year
- 1876
- Dimensions
- Image: 51.2 × 33.5 cm (20 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Primary support: 51.2 × 33.5 cm (20 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 69.7 × 49.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1876-099766
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified