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Of the other “Wagnerian” paintings Egusquiza produced, another noteworthy pair is about Tristan und Isolde; the first (La Vida) depicts their passionate embrace from act II while the second (La Muerte) depicts the “Liebestod”.
@kennethwoods Stanton MacDonald-Wright, an American Symchromist painter, or a little bit of Blaue Reiter (Franz Marc)—few things are more muscular than a hot-breathed steed poised to leap into a wild Mazeppian gallop...
Very vividly, we can see the panting, galloping horse rush on and on—away, away!—and feel Mazeppa‘s anguish. At the end of the piece, this troubled music has given way to march music, depicting Mazeppa as triumphant survivor of the ordeal and leader of his cossack army.
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So that, not only in the first movement every phrase is, in some way, based on that motive but the Scherzo and finale also feature this rhythm in abundance.
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@Dorestilla I love associating different Arts with one another—probably because I am inclined towards the Romantic, after all they often united all the Arts (think only of Symphonic poems). These from Franz Stassen are also brilliant illustrations of Wagner's “Parsifal”:
@DinaSnejdarova Leonardo's work is so beautifully timeless 😊 have a nice Saturday dear Dina. Here's one of my favourite Da Vinci pictures:
This Wagner opera seems to be the only one alongside “The Flying Dutchman” they have made into “Sammelkarten”... And they seem like a great way for that time to enthuse a young audience for the works of Wagner.
Here are the first three for “Der Fliegende Holländer”:
Looks familiar? Yes! These were WAGNER-TRADING CARDS!
The above two, and also the below three illustrate Die Walküre
Hartwig and Vogel was a manufacturer of confectionery; specialising in chocolate... they opened in 1870 and had shops in Dresden, Bodenbach and Vienna.
They also produced tin boxes and “Sammelkarten” or trading cards.
Here are a few examples: