2058718 End of the Valkyrie, 1877 by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); (add.info.: In the finale of The Valkyrie, the second opera of The Ring cycle, Wotan arrives angrily waving his magical staff and places his favourite daughter Br羹nnhilde into a deep sleep as punishment for her repeated disloyalty and surrounds her with a ring of fire. Br羹nnhilde has disobeyed his wishes by first warning Siegmund of the impending battle with Hunding, and subsequently rescuing Sieglinde from Wotan. In the original story, Br羹nnhilde is suited in armor; here she is depicted in a diaphanous gown.).