Celtic folk art

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Mrs. Eldad Miller (1805–1874) and others Cross River, New York 1861 Cotton and silk with wool embroidery 90 x 75 in. American Folk Art Museum

by Geoffrey Stanton With St. Patrick's day right around the corner, everyone's feeling a little Irish. It's probably safe to assume that everyone...

The Sea Maiden, Frontispiece from Celtic Fairy Tales by John D. Batten (1892)

The Celtic hounds were dogs well respected by royalty and warriors. They were given as gifts to men of honour and many warriors and chiefs took the name as a title to show their loyalty and courage. Many argue Celtic hounds to be either the Greyhound, Scottish Deerhound, Irish Wolfhound or even a mix of all these breeds. This enclosed design is based on the similar from Folio 29r of the "Book of Kells". Just look in the upper right and you will see the circled hounds, a zoomorphic design…

"The earth grew dark, and its figures passed by me ... and among them all I beheld only Morella." Art by Harry Clarke for Edgar Allan Poe's story, "Morella" (1936) Re-discovering history's rebellious and obscure artists is one of our favourite pastimes on the internet. When their brushtrokes indu

Lammas Lughnasadh is a decorative Folk Art inspired art print of an illustration by Charlotte Thomson-Morley. inspired by Witchcraft and Folk Traditions, it is one of the Celtic festivals of the Pagan Wheel of the Year. The artwork depicts the Goddess and John BarleyCorn - Inspired by folklore tale/song/tradition of John Barleycorn who is a personification of the grain - he gives his life for a good grain harvest which symbolises the cutting of the grain. When you drink the alcohol the grain…

Figure 5.4 Hungarian and related scabbard ornament – 2. 1, Bölcske-Madocsahegy 1; 2, Bölcske-Madocsahegy 2; 3, Dobova, Slovenia; 4, Szob. Adapted from Szabó and Petres (1992). - "The Archaeology of Celtic Art"

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The severed head is routinely found throughout the literature and archaeology in Celtic and Norse territories. Is it possible that the severed head served as more than simply a war trophy?