Monday, May 18, 2009

John Anster Fitzgerald - The Enchanted Forest


Watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
c. 1872
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4 comments:

Natalis said...

what keeps my eyes close -is this white deer, i've read many legends about it and i like this "character" a lot.
I first found out about it when i first saw "princess mononoke" - there was this great Deer God...
and yeah..indeed it's an enchanted forest...

Hermes said...

I remember going to a talk on the White Buffalo the native Indians worshipped, must be the colour. There is such detail in this picture - a self-contained fairyland. Don't eat the food!

joanne May said...

Hi Hermes,
A great Fitzgerald painting.
The white deer is a symbol of the highest form of spirituality and having a pure heart. According to Celtic mythology.

Hermes said...

Thank you Joanne I didn't know that.