View asset onlyHow Gunther, Hagen and Kriemhild are MurderdLiterature / Legends and Myths.Song of the Nibelungs.“How Gunther, Hagen and Kriemhild are Murderd”.Woodcut, 1840, after a drawing by Alfred Rethel (1816–1859).From the Marbach edition of the Nibelungenlied, Leipzig (Otto Wiegand) 1840.IdentifierAKG30403ArtistALFRED RETHELCollectionakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1840Image date1840Time Period13TH CENTURY19TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.MIDDLE AGESTopicBEAT TO DEATH ; SLAYINGBOOK ILLUSTRATIONCRUELTYDEATHGERMAN ARTKNIGHTLEGEND (MYTH)LITERATURESWORDPersonGUNTHERHAGEN VON TRONJEKRIEMHILDTitleNIBELUNGENSONG OF THE NIBELUNGENTechniqueGRAPHIC ART ; GRAPHIC ARTSPRINTED GRAPHICSWOOD ENGRAVING ; XYLOGRAPH ; WOODCUT ENGRAVINGSize3112px × 4065px (36 MB) 26.3 cm × 34.4 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4292px × 5606px (69 MB) TIFF36.3 cm × 47.5 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload