File:Virgin Mary’s Child - 53078983352 - Jack Zipes Historic Fairy Tale Postcard Collection - Herrfurth, Oskar (German, 1862-1934) Brüder Grimm, Marienkind.jpg

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English: Virgin Mary’s Child

Record number: 23050705 Artist: Herrfurth, Oskar (German, 1862-1934) Item caption, front: Brüder Grimm / Marienkind / O. Herrfurth, pinx. Item caption/descriptive text, back: 4. In einer Waldnis von dichtem Dorngesträuch erwachte das Mädchen und dachte wehmütig an das schöne Leben im Himmel. In einer Baumhöhle fand es Zuflucht und lebte mit den Tieren von den Früchten des Waldes viele Jahre. Eines Tages fand der König des Landes auf der Jagd das unterdesten erwachsene Mädchen. Er nahm es mit in sein Schloß, gewann es lieb und machte es zu seiner Frau. = The girl woke up in a forest of thick thorn bushes, and thought longingly of the beautiful life in heaven. She found refuge in a hollow tree, and lived with the animals on the fruits of the forest for many years. One day while hunting, the king of the land discovered the girl, now grown to adulthood. He took her to his castle, grew to love her, and made her his wife. Uniform title: Grimm: Marienkind ("Our Lady Mary's Child") Dimensions: 139 x 92 mm. Date: ca. mid-1920s or earlier Nationality: German Publisher: Uvachrom Gesellschaft für Farbenphotographie m.b.H., München [Munich]-Stuttgart, [Germany] Series: Serie 266 Nr. 4525 Medium: Uvachrom color print from original watercolor painting Interpretive notes: The King, while hunting, comes upon the maiden, who since her expulsion from heaven has lived among the animals of the forest, taking shelter in a hollow tree. Her nudity is a sign of her innocence. Subject headings: Kings; Deer; Dogs

Credit: The Jack Zipes Historic Fairy Tale Postcard Collection/Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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