Brünnhilde in Twilight of the Gods
1894
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1894
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a woman in armor floating above a field of flowers, her face calm but her body dissolving into swirling lines. Redon made this after hearing Wagner’s opera *The Ring of the Nibelung*. He loved how music could inspire images, and this print feels like a dream set to sound. The flowers in the background are drawn with soft, careful lines—almost like a sketch. If you like this quiet, dreamy style, look up sfumato.
