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The King & Queen of Faerie Meeting the Woodland Gnomes (1899) by Montague Barstow
Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel's art is rooted in fairy tales, folklore, myth, and literature.
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
― W.B. Yeats
(art by Jennifer Carrasco)
Come live with me, and be my love,
And we will some new pleasures prove
Of golden sands, and crystal brooks,
With silken lines, and silver hooks.
- John Donne (illustration by John Bauer)
Marc Davis created her design. He did not want her to be the traditional hag but opted for an elegant, sinister, green-skinned beauty centered around the appearance of flames, ultimately crowning the villain with a black two-pointed headdress, often called an "atora."
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”
— EDGAR ALLAN POE, THE RAVEN
(illustrations by Gustav Dore)
Do you ever just wish you could live in Beatrix Potter's world?