Twilight of the Gods: Siegfried and the Rhine Maidens

Henri Fantin-Latour

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a man with a spear and shield on a rocky shore with three partially nude women in the water. The man, on the left, wears a fur pel or cape with the fur on the outside. He faces right and appears to be stepping out of the water. His right hand holds a spear vertically at his side. His left hand blows a horn. The three women are on the right, facing left. One woman on the right is reclining on her side with her head on her right arm. The other two are standing in the water, one gesturing up towards the man with her right hand. The figures are depicted in varying degrees of detail, with the man and the standing woman in the foreground being more detailed. The background includes a cloudy sky and a darker area behind the figures that may represent land. The drawing is on a beige background with a border around it. The artist's name and date are written in the lower-right corner.