Tag: Edward Robert Hughes
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21 Works – RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from Norse mythology, with footnotes – #1
Before there was soil, or sky, there was only the gaping abyss, Ginnungagap. This chaos of perfect silence and darkness lay between the homeland of elemental fire, Muspelheim, and the homeland of elemental ice, Niflheim… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work – Painting from Norse mythology, Edward Robert Hughes’ DREAM IDYLL (A VALKYRIE), with footnotes – #7
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja “chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Selecting among half of those who die in battle, the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled…
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01 Work – Painting from Norse mythology, Edward Robert Hughes’ Valkyrie’s Vigil, with footnotes – #6
Usually depicted as warlike and strong, the Pre-Raphaelite-influenced works of Frederick Sandys and Edward Robert Hughes shows them in a more delicate, feminine light. Hughes’ Valkyrie is contemplative. Her face is sorrowful and the misty blue overtones of the painting create a supernatural atmosphere. It is a beautiful yet somber work that indicates she does…
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01 Work – Norse mythology,. Edward Robert Hughes’ Dream Idyll, with footnotes – 5
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja “chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Selecting among half of those who die in battle, the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain,…
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