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Apparently in the late 19th & early 20thc, Halloween had a more romantic vibe. And there are many vintage cards with this mirror motif -who knew? 💋😱 #halloween2021
Some of the beautiful background art for Disney’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949). Mary Blair’s gifted, artistic mind inspired many key scenes 🎃😱
#31DaysOfHalloween
After a full week, maybe seeing fairies help a baby robin is what we all need? This is “The Fledgling” by the Victorian artist, John Anster Fitzgerald. I love his mysterious works ❤️
#FaerieFriday
I don’t think it gets cozier than this. Have a lovely & snug evening, guys ☺️❤️
(🎨 By Deborah Hocking)
In the 18thc, as literary fairy tales began to flower, the figure of Mother Goose took hold. A kind, storytelling “crone,” a kind witch in a way (wise, could fly, artist, older), she became part of childhood reading culture in a benign, magical fashion.
#FairyTaleTuesday
Since antiquity, smart women were suspect. And some —healers, thinkers, & artists—were falsely accused of witchcraft between 1450-1750. From Circe to the Biblical witch of Endor to Macbeth’s Three Witches, artists have cast their own spells in portraying them. #FairyTaleTuesday
I love this moonlit scene by @janenewland —it’s so stoic & beautiful, & I love the little dachshund. Night, all 🤎xo
Can we all just be this little squirrel reading in a tree today? ❤️
(🎨By Olivia Chin Mueller)
Sleepy Hollow’s ghost story blends history & lore: the Revolutionary War haunts the tale. The Hessian Headless Horseman, loyal to England, was decapitated by a cannon in the War. Buried in the 17th-cen Old Dutch churchyard, he haunted Ichabod, & still haunts. #FolkloreThursday
There’s a lovely moon out tonight. So here’s a gorgeous, 18th-century moonlit scene by Joseph Wright of Derby for you. Night, my friends 💕✨