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'She boiled water and poured it into the barrels, thus scalding the six robbers to death'

Illustration for The Wise Maiden and the Seven Robbers, from Myths and Legends of Russia, collected by Aleksandr Afanas'ev and translated by Norbert Guterman; published by The Folio Society: [link]

Ink and gouache.

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Please, please do not reproduce or redistribute elsewhere without permission. :please:

This tale is the wonderful Russian variant of the more famous Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the Thousand and One Nights; except here there are only seven robbers in total, and whereas Morgiana uses boiling oil in the Arabian Nights tale, here, the wise maiden uses boiling water.


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:iconshadowraze:
Beautiful stylistic image!
i love it reminds me of an image from a brothers grimm book!

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curse these hands of mine and thiere incapability of transferring the image in my head onto paper!!!!
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do you paint first and then do the detail with ink?
:iconyagara-lostwolf:
is the thief the caaaat???

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They saw each other into their eyes, and he said :A long time ago someone asked me if I could kill someone, and I said yes. Now im here with you, Why I cant kill you?
Alu just kept silence and they both fall in love with each other. (Alus legend, ch.2)
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It's all ink, except for the little red ribbon, which is gouache. ^^

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Patron Saint of Mediocrities.
:iconundead-faery:
I love how it still has a great sense of depth, even though it's all in silhouette! Your work is so precise :)
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...i count seven barrels.... but i love the style. it is very classic grimm, before we PCed it to death.

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The body is weak, but the spirit is willing...
In service to the crown and the story,
Ceri
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I love these gritty little fairy tales. Though I can't help but wonder, "Wouldn't they hear the other guys in the barrels screaming and wonder if something was wrong?"

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And when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease, I shall possess within the veil, a life of joy and peace.

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:iconladymelinoe:
Ah, you are so amazing!
I really love this one. But ... I see seven barrels .... I'm confused!!

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You were right. I don't know if life is greater than death. But love was more than either. - Tristan and Isolde
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Beautiful scene, love the contrasts!

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