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The hero Siegfried discovers that a dragon is guarding the ring he seeks. He is diverted by a forest bird whose tender notes cause him to remember his dead mother. Siegfried makes a flute to copy the bird’s song but the sound wakes the dragon.
Title
Siegfried and the Magic Bird
Date
c.1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 117 x W 90 cm
Accession number
VA.1962.0014
Acquisition method
gift from Mr and Mrs A. E. Nicholls, 1962
Work type
Painting