Finale of the Rhinegold

Henri Fantin-Latour

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a chaotic scene. The scene contains seven people. One woman stands center, nude, with her arms to her sides. To her right, a man dressed in a cloth wrapped around his waist holds a staff in one hand. Behind them, a man with a feathered crown on his head sits on what appears to be a rock or throne and holds a cloth with one hand. The woman in the center has two people behind her; one man on the right is semi-nude and falling sideways to the right. Another figure to her left is obscured. On the left side, there are two semi-nude people partially submerged in water. The one on the left has one arm raised. The figure on the bottom left sits on a rock. In the foreground on the right, a figure wearing dark clothes faces left. Behind the scene, there appears to be a stone wall. The drawing has musical notes written at the bottom.