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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Third Tableau of Das Rheingold, ca. 1896

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1872-1898, British

Title

Third Tableau of Das Rheingold

Year

ca. 1896

Medium

Pen and ink on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pen and ink

Dimensions

25.4 x 17.5 cm (10 x 6 7/8 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

31.361

Projects & Publications

Publications

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, 1850-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story

April 14 - July 23, 2006

Beardsley completed this illustration for Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold after the German composer’s opera was first performed in London in the summer season of 1892. Wagner, who was considered a master of Symbolism, an art movement that emphasized fantasy, association, and the supernatural, impressed Beardsley. This illustration appeared in the periodical Savoy, for which Beardsley was the art editor.

The drawing illustrates two of the main characters – Wotan, king of the gods, and Loge, the god of fire – who have met in the underground world of the dwarves, where they will attempt to recover gold stolen by the dwarf Alberich. In the center, Beardsley depicts Loge recoiling in feigned fear from a dragon figure at his feet. Alberich has turned himself into such a monster hoping to frighten off the two interlopers. Beardsley’s depiction of Loge’s drapery in stylized flames is a tour de force of the Art Nouveau style.

The English Eye

June 21 - September 1, 1991

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Great Britain 1850-1930

March 29 - May 13, 1979

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