Europäisches Erbe

Dresden, Germany, 1923.

Art and the Jade (c. 1900). Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920).

Aphrodite (1902). Briton Rivière (British, 1840-1920).

The Edda Frieze (1867): A Panoramic View. Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard (1813-1902). The Edda Frieze consisted of 18 presentations, depicting general scenes from Norse mythology. It was 112 ft. long and 3 ft. high. Contemporary literature described it as "a colossal work dealing with the main features of the saga, rich in sculptural effects." The frieze was captured in a series of 18 photographs by Ernst Alpers, and published in a book by Wilhelm Engelhard himself in 1867.

Wotan Statue (1888) From Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard (German, 1813-1902).