Sujet
Sigurd
Légende
Prince Siegfried (also known as Sigurd), the famed hero of Germanic mythology, was the son of King Siegmund of the Netherlands. His wife was Kriemhild, the heroine of the Nibelungenlied. In Germanic legends she is also called Gudrun, and in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen she is known as Gutrune. In Norse mythology she was the sister of Gunnar. Revenge, intrigue, sibling rivalry all play a role in Gunnar's killing of Siegfried. At his death, Kriemhild is so grieved, that she cannot cry, and the rest of the court fears for her life. This representation of Sigurd was sculpted by British artist Gilbert Bayes. The inscription on the bronze base reads: He who would win to the heavens and be as the Gods on high/Must tremble nought at the road and place where men-folk die. The photo dates to 1908. The sulpture is the earlier version done by Bayes and Sgurd holds a ring, with the sowrd at his side. In the later version he holds a sword. The reliefs along the base complement William Morris's Sigurd the Volsung and show Brynhilde with the Niblung brothers (Gunnar, Hogin, Guttorm) and their mother Grimhilde and the body of Sigurd taken to be buried.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG24A34_218
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (5,3Mo) / 29,2cm x 43,2cm / 3450 x 5100 (300dpi)