The flake of snow grew larger and larger; and at last it was like a young lady, dressed in the finest white gauze, made of a million little flakes like stars. She was so beautiful and delicate, but she was of ice, of dazzling, sparkling ice; yet she lived.
~Hans Christian Andersen
Seen Frozen yet? I am hoping to soon. This Art Thursday, we're looking at Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen. Aren't they full of glorious (if chilly) blues and whites?
Snow Queen, Christmas display at Chatsworth
photo by Susan McKeon
The Snow Queen, Maria Kousouni-Fika with the Greek National Opera
photo by Stefanos
Commemorative coin "Snow karaleva"("Snow Queen"), Belarus
Hans Christian Andersen, Snow Queen Stamp of Belarus
The Snow Queen by H.C. Andersen
by Elena Ringo
Snow Queen illustration from Hans Andersen's fairy tales, 1913
illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Snow Queen, Lithograph For Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916
Illustration by Milo Winter
Snow Queen illustration
shared by Georges Nijs
Links:
* A Pinterest Snow Queen board
* Scandinavian recipes
* The Snow Queen, a poem by Jeannine Hall Gailey
* Composers and The Snow Queen
3 comments:
Beautiful pieces depicting the Snow Queen. Isn't it interesting how many of them have brown as a counterpoint?
The photo of the ballerina is stunning. She holds her head and arms in perfect position as she leaps.
Gorgeous pictures. I hadn't noticed before how the brown was used in the pictures. Also remembered long ago when my mother was talking about "warm" and "cool" colors, I always insisted that blue looked warmer to me than red. Blue was a cozier color. I know that's not correct, and I can understand it now. But I still find blue to be inviting.
I love this Mythology. This creature is fascinating. Yukionna's (snow women in japanese)
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