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Festooned by the Fey! John Gilbert's mystical 'The Enchanted Forest' (1886, @GuildhallArt) for this week's #MagicMonday. Enchanted indeed!
To learn more about the artist see this review from our friends at the @VictorianWeb: https://t.co/HeGCl4UO9c
Lux in Tenebris: Evelyn de Morgan's symbolic portrayal of the competing forces of good & evil (1895 @DeMorganF for #MagicMonday. In dark days of war & our thoughts with the Ukraine, the personification of light, goodness, hope & peace shines forth over crocodiles lurking below
As the first buds of the year appear: 'Snowdrop' & 'Crocus' Flower Fairies by the wonderfully imaginative Cicely Mary Barker for this week's #MagicMonday. Although created in the 1920s the botanical detail & supernatural theme ring true to the themes of the PRB & followers.
Snowflakes & Sorcery: Dulac & Errol le Cain's illustrations from Andersen's 'The Snow Queen', the Ice-Maiden from 'The Dreamer of Dreams' by Queen Marie of Romania, granddaughter of Queen Victoria plus a contemporary Christmas card taking it's cue for this week's #MagicMonday.
Karibou Kisses & Elfin En'deer'ment: one of Edmund Dulac's enchanting illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' (1911) for this week's #MagicMonday.
On the day of the 'lunar' day of the week:
Frank Dicksee's 'The Moon Maiden' (1923) for #MagicMonday. Accompanied by Wordsworth’s poem ‘Nutting':
‘Then, dearest Maiden, move along these shades.
In gentleness of heart; with gentle hand,
Touch - for there is a spirit in the woods.’
Its a #MarvelMonday and #MagicMonday....and #DoctorStrange has a genuinely fun audiobook I stared last week.
Doctor Strange, The Fate of Dreams!! and its free if you dont have audible yet..
Listen -> https://t.co/j59uugZNkc
Celebrating the wonderful work of English illustrator Brian Froud (b.1947) for this week's #MagicMonday. Froud's intense blend of hallucinogenic fantasy and hyper-realism (& tumble-tressed maidens) is arguably influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers.