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Hans Christian Andersen's (1805-1875), The Nightingale--a beautiful tale of redemption, pity and intense longing.

"The poor Emperor could scarcely breathe; he felt as if something were sitting on his chest; he opened his eyes and saw that it was Death, wearing the Emperor's gold crown and holding in one hand the Imperial sword and in the other the Imperial banner. All around the bed, in the folds of the velvet curtains, were strange faces--some kind, some friendly, some hideous and hateful. They were the emperor's good and evil deeds, clustered about him, as Death sat on his heart..All at once by the window, the sweetest song rang out. It was the living nightingale, sitting on a branch outside..And as she sang, the ghostly faces grew fainter and fainter; the blood began to pulse more strongly through the Emperor's feeble limbs; even Death listened in and said, 'Go on little nightingale, go on!'"
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Suggester says: "In my opinion, an absolutely astounding illustration of the scene described by a very talented artist."

Death and the Nightingale by ~fresco-child ( Suggested by ~Kocoa and Featured by `Mollinda )
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~oranger18 Dec 1, 2012   Traditional Artist
wow
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Mood: Awestruck ~acla13 Oct 26, 2012  Professional General Artist
Wonderful and rich in details, with Death depicted in ancient Chinese art style. And I love Andersen's tale too. Congrats!! :clap:
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*Gryffgirl Oct 12, 2012
Gorgeous illustration of one of my favorite fairytales! :heart:
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=TiffanyDulamal Oct 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This is one of my favorite stories. It's nice to see it so well-illustrated. Thank you for sharing such a lovely work!
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~wolf118 Sep 19, 2012
love it, except the emperor looks very western
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Mood: Wow! ~lylorie Jul 19, 2012   Traditional Artist
gorgeous. such lovely detail.
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~Nerub29 Jul 11, 2012
Both the text and the image are astounding. Bravo to Hans Christian Andersen and you for them!

Bravo! BRAVO!

Un saludo.
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~Metlemen Jun 6, 2012
Hey, this is really metal
I was wondering (feel free to totally deny) If you could possibly draw and album artwork for us, We know what we want, and we could pay you somehow like over onlibe banking, get back to me thanks!
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~live-insane Mar 8, 2012  Hobbyist
One of my favourites as a kid. amazing work!
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~CrimeanDoodler Feb 15, 2012
I LOVE this story. And the picture.
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