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Mythology experts out there - Is this Thor with a spear?

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Boba

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I acquired this large three panel fireback a few years ago.

 

firebackdetail.jpg

 

Cast by "E.T. HARRIS" (later joined by "WINSLOW") who made decorative castings for architectural applications.

Frank Lloyd Wright was supposedly a customer.

 

I've always wondered what story or myth is depicted on the center panel.

I thought it might be Thor, but he's holding a spear.

 

Anyone have any ideas about what this picture might be illustrating?

Someone suggested Poseidon, but he didn't have a winged helmet.

 

Anyone willing to venture a guess?

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Boba

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Possibly Siegfried and Brunhilde?

 

Wow! I think we might have the answer.

 

I looked it up and this is one image I found:

 

wagpaintoilgigantic01.jpg

 

Looks like a match! :o

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Possibly Siegfried and Brunhilde?

 

Wow! I think we might have the answer.

 

I looked it up and this is one image I found:

 

wagpaintoilgigantic01.jpg

 

Looks like a match! :o

 

Details from the original panel...

 

I was thinking along the lines of... Siegfried fought with a spear, the woman's tunic seems to have an armoured quality to it, and there's a lake or ring of fire.

 

Maybe not mythological?

 

Much clearer in the new image.

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Boba

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The painting is of "Siegfried and Brünnhilde sequence from Der Ring des Nibelungen by the immortal Richard Wagner, 1813-1883"

Looks very close. Something to research further.

Thanks!

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Boba

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So after hunting around, the image this seems to be based on is Wotan and Brunhilda :acclaim:

 

So all of you who said Odin you were correctamondo, :applause:

as was Ken Aldred who said possibly Brunhilde. (thumbs u

 

Why I love this place, you can learn so much here.

Thanks for the help!!!

 

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Do any of you guys have similar kind of objects/books/art (on mythology)?

 

I only have a couple of books on this, nothing worth mentioning, mainly Nordic and Japanese.

 

I have a few antique Griffins I've collected over the years :)

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