#aesop's fables

[weirdlookindog]

Ernest Griset - Mercury and the Woodman

illustration from 'Æsop's Fables', 1869.

#ernest grieset #mercury and the woodman #æsop's fables #aesop's fables #victorian gothic #art #illustration

[nemfrog]

Illustration for "The Fox and The Crow." Aesop's fables in rhyme. 1924.

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#aesop's fables #aesop #fox #crow #children's book illustration #animals #nemfrog #1924 #1920s

[thefugitivesaint]

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), 'The Council of Mice', ''Aesop's Fables'', 1997 Source

#jacob lawrence #american artists #aesop's fables #mice #children's books #Fables #The Aesopica

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) "The Fisherman and the Little Fish from Fontaine’s Fables" (1739) Oil on canvas Rococo

The story of the fisherman and the little fish was first recounted by Aesop, though La Fontaine’s later retelling would have served as Oudry’s primary source. The fable tells of a small fish is caught by a fisherman. The fish begs for its life on account of its diminutive size, suggesting that the fisherman should wait until it is larger, when the fish will make for a more filling meal. The fisherman refuses, noting that every little bit helps, and that it is stupid to give up a present advantage for an uncertain future gain—as the expression goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Yet there is no such proverb in French, and so La Fontaine concludes with the reflection that one possession is better than two promises: “un ‘tiens’ vaut mieux que deux ‘tu l’auras.’”

#paintings #art #artwork #genre painting #genre scene #jean baptiste oudry #oil on canvas #fine art #rococo #male portrait #male figure #portrait of a man #dog #dogs #animals #fish #fishing #folklore #aesop's fables #a bird in the hand #1730s #early 1700s #early 18th century

[enchantedbook]

'The Nurse and the Wolf' from Aesops Fables, artist : Ernest Griset (1844 - 1907)

#ernest griset #Aesop's Fables #Illustration

[paintingpuff]

A quick little fable from Aesop

#aesop's fables #comic #original comic #artists on tumblr #fairytale #folklore #brazilian artist #br art

[pagansphinx]

Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883) • The Hare and the Frogs • 1868 • Wood engraving • Private collection

#art #gustave doré #engraving #fables #french artist #19th century art #aesop's fables #wood engraving #illustrated books

[uwmspeccoll]

It's Fine Press Friday!

In getting ready for the weekend, we present this 1967 German edition of Aesop's fables, Drei Dutzend Fabeln von Äsop, published in Bern by Angelus Druck, with 36 original woodcut illustrations by Swiss artist Felix Hoffmann (1911-1975). The book was designed by Swiss book and type designer Max Caflisch (1916-2004), typeset in Poliphilus Antiqua, and printed in an edition of 200 copies signed by the artist.

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#Fine Press Friday #fine press fridays #Felix Hoffmann #woodcuts #Aesop #Aesop's fables #Drei Dutzend Fabeln von Äsop #Angelus Druck #Max Caflisch #Max Caflisch (1916-2004) #typeset in Poliphilus Antiqua #fine press printing #fine press books

[mythical-art]

The trees and the axe, from 'Aesop's Fables', c.1912  by Arthur Rackham

#Arthur Rackham #Rackham #trees #talking trees #Aesop's Fables #Aesop #fantasy #illustration #art #artwork #myth #mythical #forest #magical #magic forest #woods #fairy tale #child #children #moral tale #fable #childrens illustration #fantasy art #fantasy illustration #comic #caricature #saga #mythical art #kunst #kunstwerk

[dont-look-me-in-the-eye]

were you scared? did you intend it?

do you remember when you rode on the back of a turtle? do you remember when a monk pulled you from the water?

are you used to kindness? did you know how to deal with it?

what was on the other side, my friend, that it cost you your life?

what happened on the river, my friend, that it cost you your life?

is it really your nature, or were you too ashamed to tell it the truth?

were you too ashamed to tell it: I'm sorry; I get scared too.

or were you too ashamed to tell it: I hurt everyone who's ever helped me; I want to change but the water's too high; you're shaking so much,

#having blorbo thoughts about the scorpion from the scorpion and the frog #tragedy #poetry #aesop's fables #the scorpion and the frog

[danskjavlarna]

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Crawling along: my collection of vintage turtle imagery.

#tortoise and the hare #hare #turtle #aesop's fables #vintage yearbook #vintage illustration #yearbook #illustration

[weirdlookindog]

Ernest Griset - The Owl and the Cricket

illustration from 'Æsop's Fables', 1869.

#ernest grieset #the owl and the cricket #æsop's fables #aesop's fables #owl #victorian gothic #art #illustration #aesop

[nemfrog]

Illustration for "The Reed and The Oak." Aesop's fables in rhyme. 1924.

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#oak tree #trees #nature illustration #children's book illustration #1924 #1920s #old trees #aesop's fables #aesop

[thefugitivesaint]

A. J. McClaskey, ''Aesop's Fables'' retold by Ann McGovern, 1970 Source

#A. J. McClaskey #aesop's fables #ann mcgovern #fables #children's books #frogs

[timplatt]

The Box and The Gift

One day, a Gift was placed in a Box. 

The Box, puffed up by consequence, began to brag.

“I can’t wait to be given. Whoever receives us will direct their enthusiasm towards me, who they know to be full of exciting mystery. The happiest moment of their day will be receiving a box.”

“And yet,” countered the Gift, “subsequent that happiness, the very same person will tear off your head and throw it in the trash. A Gift like me, however, will be forever loved and cared for.”

The Box smiled in secret. 

“The foolish Gift,” thought the Box, “has no idea that I take a sexual- yes, sexual!- pleasure in being opened and thrown away. I prefer it to being adored. I don’t want to say that out loud because I don’t think I need to share everything about myself to everyone with whom I work. The little parts of me that make me me are none of anyone’s business and I actually think it is a gesture of social consideration to be delicate about one’s inner life. I’m not saying that that’s right or wrong or that anyone needs to agree with me. It’s just what I think about being me.” 

Moral: you- yes, you!- agree with a box??? huh…

#aesop #aesop's fables #fables #morality

[enchantedbook]

'The North Wind and the Sun', illustration from Aesops Fables by Arthur Rackham, 1912

#arthur rackham #Aesop's Fables #Illustration