Die Nibelungen (The Art of Carl Otto Czeschka)

Carl Otto Czeschka (born October 22, 1878 in Vienna, † 30 July 1960 in Hamburg) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. He is considered one of the most important designer of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop).
Die Nibelungen (1909), as illustrated by Carl Otto Czeschka, was a variant of the Germanic myth interpreted by Franz Keim. The myth of the Nibelung is associated with the ancient Burgundian royal family that had settled in Worms. Historically, the earliest example of the reference to that family appears to be in the 10th Century work of the Ekkehard, Waltharius - a work that itself is believed to be based on an oral tradition extending to perhaps the 5th Century. Later, the tradition was fully expressed in the epic Medieval German work, Nibelungenlied that is dated between 1180 and 1210.
 
Czeschka's contribution to the 1909 Edition was comprehensive, including the eight double-page colour illustrations, the monotone vignettes and the text designs. Ries makes the following comment on Czeschka's work:
 "As far as the eminence of Czeschka's Nibelungen is concerned, it is quite simply one of the highest achievements of book illustration ever. The ornamental style typical of Viennese Jugendstil is turned here to functional illustration of the story to an unparalleled extent".
Music by Richard Wagner, 'Parsifal'.

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[kiszeski7]

i love to learn about art with you, Shivabel! Your videos are so great!!

Fab Wagner's music too

[shivabel]

@kiszeski7 Thank you very much for your kind words!

[Luziferrum]

wonderful art, thanks for uploading. i think czeschkas art has influenced the style of the film from 1924 a lot. what do you guess the archer and the mermaid mean? can't remember anything like that in the saga

[nadja571]

magnifico!!!!!!

[fancynot]

a new important art discover to me. thnks a lot for that well-made & beautiful video *

[kiszeski7]

@shivabel You're welcome, Shivabel! Your videos are the greatest on youtube for sure!!

[DaBlaade]

Beautiful Jugendstil work, and perhaps less remembered than it deserves to be.

[Vertigo1871]

Molto hoffmanniano: perfetto a palazzo Stoclet.

[Vertigo1871]

Tu già sai, Sfinge... :-)