Siegfried having slain Fafner the snake

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Siegfried having slain Fafner the snake

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pen, pencil and grey wash 348 x 237 mm - P.C. (Purser's Cross) May 06 Taken from the Nibelungenlied (ch. III), the scene shows the hero Siegfried after he has killed Fafner the snake and bathed in its blood. In doing so Seigfried hardens his skin so that no weapon can bite into it. In the tale the hero is dominated by women, and Fuseli makes sub...

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1806

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Henry Fuseli

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murders / men / nudes / swords / battles / dragons / anger / hate / classicism / mythology / Neoclassical/European / Drawing

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