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 and two boys holding book and inkstand respectively; below, a crone and a bearded old man on one side, and a maiden playing the harp, with a boy, on the other, typifying Saga and Song.

Right of entrance: King Gunther and Brunhilde; opposite, Siegfried and Chrimhilde.

Second wall, left: Hagen, Volker, and Dankwart; the Dwarf Alberich, as guardian of the Nibelungen hoard, with the key, and Chrimhilde's messenger, Eckewart, with the sword, asleep.

Third wall, opposite door: The Danube-Nixies predicting to Hagen his own and his friends' ruin; on sides, Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand, Etzel and Rüdiger.

Fourth wall: Siegfried's parents, Siegmund and Sieglinde; Gunther's and Chrimhilde's mother, Ute, with her younger sons, Gernot and Giselher.

On ceiling: Quarrel of the two Queens; Hunting-party returning with the body of Siegfried; Fall of the Burgundians in Etzel's castle at Vienna; Etzel's lament over the heroes' death.

2. Wedding Hall. Return of Siegfried with Volker, Hagen, Dankwart, and the captured kings of the Danes and Saxons, Lüdeger and Lüdegast; Gunther and his brothers riding to meet him.

Opposite wall: Brunhilde at Worms, received by Ute, Chrimhilde, and her brothers; in the foreground, right, Siegfried, Hagen, and others.

Third wall: Siegfried's Wedding; above, Siegfried's first entry into Worms, and Hagen reporting it to King Gunther, on the one side, and Siegfried returning from the chase, on the other.

Fourth wall: Between the windows, Siegfried giving to his wife Brunhilde's girdle and ring; over the windows, Siegfried, with Chrimhilde and Eckewart, returning to his parents. Also, ten smaller pictures.

3. Hall of Treason. Quarrel of the Queens; Murder of Siegfried; Chrimhilde beholding the body of Siegfried at her door. Chrimhilde discovers Hagen to be the murderer of Siegfried—on the four walls respectively, besides several smaller pictures; on the ceiling, a falcon between two eagles, surrounded by festoons of jewels and pearls, emblematic of the Nibelungen hoard.

4. Hall of Vengeance. Death-struggle between the Burgundians and the Huns; Hagen vanquished by Dietrich von Bern; Chrimhilde kills Hagen, and is herself slain by Hildebrand. On the ceiling, the Nixies behold the fulfilment of their prophecy.

5. Hall of Lament. Etzel and his court weeping over the body of Chrimhilde; Return to Worms of the messengers, with the weapons of the slain; Bishop Pilgrim receives the news of the destruction of the Burgundians; He orders masses to be sung for the heroes.—Marggraff, München mit seinen Kunstschätzen (Munich, 1845), 288.

NICÆARCHUS, painter. See Nearchus.

NICANOR, painter, of Paros, mentioned by Pliny (xxxv. 39 [122]) as painting in encaustic before Aristides, who is thought by some to have discovered it.—Brunn, ii. 55.

NICASIUS. See Bernaerts.

NICCOLÒ DA FULIGNO. See Alunno.

NICERUS, Greek painter, of Thebes, son and pupil of Aristides.—Pliny, xxxv. 36 [111].

NICHOLAS, ST., Titian, S. Sebastiano, Venice; wood, arched at top, figure a little less than life-size; signed. St. Nicholas seated in the stall of a cathedral choir; an angel to the left holds up an episcopal mitre. Painted in 1563 for Niccolò Crasso, and placed in his chapel in S. Sebastiano. Shows the hand of assistants. Restored several times, last in 1822.—Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 454; Ridolfi, Maraviglie, i. 253; C. & C., Titian, ii. 331.

NICHOLAS, ST., CONSECRATION OF, Paolo Veronese, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 9 ft. 5 in. × 5 ft. 9 in. Consecration of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Syria, in 4th century. Presented by British Institute; formerly in S. Niccolò de' Frari, Venice.—Cat. Nat. Gal.; Richter, 74, 112.