Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art

Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art

Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting.

She also illustrated fairy tales, as well as creating a valuable visual record of traditional Slavic dress in the early 20th century.

Find out how she balanced images of folk life with fairy tales in her work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!

Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/Marianne-Stokes/

Watch the video version on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/m290EfTo7Us

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'Hungary' book on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/hungary00stok

Mieder article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13110/marvelstales.28.1.0104

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