RHEINGOLD (The Rhinegold) is the prelude to the music-drama of the “Ring of the Nibelung.” The first scene of the opera shows the depths of the river Rhine.
Rhinegold. Alberich’s Pursuit of the Nibelungen Ring.
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Kriemhild at Siegfried’s Bier. The Nibelungenlied. Medieval epic.
KRIEMHILD, daughter of Dancrat and sister of Gunther, King of Burgundy.
She first married Siegfried, King of the Netherlanders, who was murdered by Hagan.
Al-Andalus. The Conquest of Granada. Boabdil el Chico’s Farewell.
Conquest of Granada. Boabdil el Chico’s Farewell by Washington Irving.
Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne.
Novel published from 1759 to 1767, by Laurence Sterne.
Augustina, the Maid of Saragossa.
English Romanticism. Black romance. Raimunda Maria Agustina Saragossa i Domènech was a Spanish independence fighter
Cinq Mars and De Thou led to Execution.
Cinq Mars and De Thou led to Execution. HENRY D’EFFIAT, marquis de Cinq Mars, was a member of a noble French family. Born in 1620, he was made grand equerry… Read More
Costumes of Rome. Woman from Frascati 1840. Donna di Frascati.
Donna di Frascati. Nuova Raccolta dei principali Costumi di Roma e suoi Contorni. Woman from Frascati 1840. Costumes of Rome and its surroundings.
The allied sovereigns attending a review in Hyde Park, 1814.
The allied sovereigns. The Duke of Wellington. The King of Prussia. Prince Regent (George IV). The Emperor of Russia.
Gallic warrior. 1st century BC.
Gallic warrior. 1st century BC.
Gallic Roman temple in honor of Augustus
Gallic Roman temple in honor of Augustus in 1st century BC at Lugdunum. France – le temple qui fut élevé en l’honneur d’Auguste au IVème siècle par les soixante peuples… Read More