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Antique Art Nouveau Silver Pendant Depicting a Valkyrie, c. 1900


€ 198.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Art Nouveau Silver Pendant Depicting a Valkyrie, c. 1900
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Pendant Depicting a Valkyrie, c. 1900
Description
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With Wagner's opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, the Nordic world of gods and legends of the Edda became the focus of contemporaries at the end of the 19th century. One of the most famous pieces from the cycle, The Ride of the Valkyries, is heard in the brilliant third act of the second part of the tetralogy. The Valkyries, the warlike daughters of Wotan, meet here to escort the heroes who have fallen in honor to Valhalla. After its premiere in 1870, the piece became so well-known and popular in a very short time that Wagner received numerous requests to perform it individually. At first Wagner resisted – but eventually he conducted the piece himself as an Encore piece in London in 1877. Countless artists were subsequently inspired by this new type of woman, who was so different from the female ideal of the time - and yet infallible in her heroism. This was followed by numerous paintings of the shield maidens on horseback, clad in the typical winged helmet. This pendant is also dedicated to the subject. We see the head of a Valkyrie, with a winged helmet and flowing hair, framed in the typical Art Nouveau forms of the years around 1900. The pendant is made of silver. Originally worn on a wide bracelet, it was later supplemented with a solid silver chain.
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Antique Art Nouveau Silver Pendant Depicting a Valkyrie, c. 1900
For Heroines
€ 198.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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