The Merry Maidens 2
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The Merry Maidens

Merry maidens​…

dodge one D
dodge one Oct 18, 2009 17:17:01
Replying to Littlestone

I'm sorry...i can not.
I did get to study the actual painting up close though. It is extroadinary.
The faces on each whirling fairy is angelic to say the least.
When i saw it, it was on display at the Kunsthause art museum in Zurich Switzerland. The Artist was Swedish, but may have painted this picture in ITALY, very shortly before dying at a young age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Blomm%C3%A9r

B Branwen
Branwen Oct 19, 2009 13:07:00
Replying to dodge one

How sad the artist died so young, the faces of the girls do look like angels though.

I find it interesting that in the folklore from the older book above there isn't much mention made of the stones as maidens turned to stone for dancing on the sabbath, but there is lots of stuff about an ancient battle. I guess tastes change and some stories aren't as popular.

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