Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Bride and Prince Lindworm
A pale woman stands beside a tall decorated bed while richly robed figures gather at the left. Lamps, heavy black space and curling ornament turn the chamber into a theatrical setting. The caption describes the moment when the bride sees her companion standing beside her for the first time in his restored form.
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Kay Nielsen. "The Bride and Prince Lindworm" [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 79. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/nielsen-lindworm-bride
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive Gallery title. Complete source page with original caption and margins retained. No recolouring, reconstruction or invented symbolic meaning.
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East of the Sun and West of the MoonCollected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe; English versions by George Webbe Dasent; illustrated by Kay NielsenUndated editionMore from this book
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Kay Nielsen. The Bride and Prince Lindworm. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Scan leaf 79. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/nielsen-lindworm-bride