It was in February but, somehow, felt like Halloween!
Saint Catherine of Alexandria – Flemish, early 16th century [detail] 
Bernard Perlin || The Garden, 1949 
Sir Edward Burne-Jones || Saint Cecilia, about 1900. Stained and painted glass 
Tall Back Chair, about 1898-99. Oak. Designed by Charles Rohlfs [detail] 
Leonora Carrington || Twins, 1997 
Leonora Carrington || Red Horses on the Sidhe, 1996
Carrington frequently drew inspiration from Celtic folklore, including stories of the Sidhe (people of the hills). A race of fairy folk, the Sidhe were known to travel the roads, acting as interlocutors between the human and spiritual worlds. In the legend depicted here, the three Sidhe messengers deliver the Irish king Conaire a prophecy of death and destruction: ”Great are the signs: destruction of life: sating of ravens: feeding of crows, strife of slaughter / Wetting of sword-edge, shields with broken bosses in hours after sundown.”
Leonora Carrington || Red Horses on the Sidhe, 1996 [detail] 
Leonora Carrington || Red Horses on the Sidhe, 1996 [detail]
Princeton, NJ
February 15th, 2020
The Humble Fabulist 