Art, Symbol & Imagination
Escape from the Castle
Two small figures hurry across an ornate bridge suspended above a pale landscape. Their bright robes contrast with the vast blue space below. The caption describes their flight from the castle lying east of the sun and west of the moon.
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Kay Nielsen. "Escape from the Castle" [editorial title]. In East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe; English versions by George Webbe Dasent; illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Undated New York illustrated edition, undated edition, George H. Doran Company. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/nielsen-castle-escape
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Kay Nielsen. Escape from the Castle. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/nielsen-castle-escape