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Cristina Marsi

"Der Erlkönig (The Elven King)" by Cristina Marsi

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'Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt;
Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt.'
Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt faßt er mich an!
Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan! -

Dem Vater grausets, er reitet geschwind,
Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind,
Erreicht den Hof mit Mühe und Not;
In seinen Armen das Kind war tot.

(1782 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe )

'I love you, your comeliness charms me, my boy!
And if you're not willing, my force I'll employ.'
'Now father, now father, he's seizing my arm.
Elf-king has done me a cruel harm.'

The father shudders, his ride is wild,
In his arms he's holding the groaning child,
Reaches the court with toil and dread. -
The child he held in his arms was dead.

(translation by Edwin Zeydel, 1955)

Pastels on black paper

EDIT June 2006: This work is now published on "RAAbits Realschule Deutch", Grundwerk supplement (Juni 2006)  by RAABE Verlag (Germany).




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6 Aug 2004:-) Leigh 'Katt' Berggren
It's nice to see someone who isn't afraid of using color! Your coloring is fantastic, I love it. But your modeling could use some work. A couple of months ago I picked up some horse books at Barnes and Noble in the bargain section, and they've been marvelously helpful in drawing horse anatomy. The funny thing about horses is they're relatively easy to draw, but difficult to draw well. Know what I mean?

Anyway, keep it up. 12

:-) Cristina Marsi replies: "Yeah, I know, human anatomy has never been by stongest side, and now i need to learn to draw horses as well 8 I do use reference books, but somehow it seems i need to learn more. I hope I improved from my first drawings at least 12"
6 Aug 2004:-) Calijn de Jong
Hey, that's one of my favourite poems! I love how you pictured the scene and the Elven-king. An amazing job, using pastels. Great work!

:-) Cristina Marsi replies: "Thank you, it is one of my favourite poems as well 2"
6 Aug 2004:-) Jessica 'Jeste' Schreib
I'm so had i should read titles *smile*, I looked at the pencil version first... and i did read the discription, and i was like - ohhh... looks like a scene from "Der Erlkönig" then i looked at the coloured version and behold it is. I can read mines. *lol*
Now on a more serious note - its wonderful! The colours used are good and the way you portrayed the Erlkönig is superb. The tree infront of the horse kinda bothers me - but its still a very good piece. Go you, you deserve a mods!
Take care
Jeste.

:-) Cristina Marsi replies: "Hehe, being two versions of same picture I didn't think i needed to add poem to both 12 Happy you recognized it at first sight without help of title 2 This means I managed to convey you right feelings 12"
6 Aug 200445 Lizard
ohhhh, very pretty. before I forget
*first comment dance!* . I really like the style of it and how all the different colors go together. kudos and good job. plus, this deserves a mod! I will be surprised if it doesn't get one.

:-) Cristina Marsi replies: "Thank you! You are too kind 12"
9 Jun 2005:-) Stephanie 'Pegacorna' Small
Wow! This is amazing! Your detail is fantastic~!

:-) Cristina Marsi replies: "You are too kind 2 Actually it is not as detailed as i would have liked, but the medium (and my skills) dont allow me to do better.Thank you for stopping by and commenting 2"
25 Jul 200545 Anonymous
Mi piace un sacco come hai fatto le betulle 2
You are really good,keep it up 12

:-) Cristina Marsi replies: "Grazie!"
3 Mar 2006:-) Meike de Nooy
Ahhh this poem always got me near tears.. my mom has a song based on it she used to play on the piano! the body of the child looks really scaryu in your pictuire though. I think I saw an illustration by Anton Pieck once and it seemed very cradled, this is very much in your face! Well done though!
3 Apr 200745 John
Wow, what a great picture. You did really well with this one, and I'm definitely glad you decided to use colors. It's not very often that you see those hues in such a dramatic context.

However, I don't think that picture or any picture can harness the true essence of Goethe's "Der Erlkonig."
In fact, I think most people fear to tread in that territory since Franz Schubert did in 1820.

It's always great to see a new take on it, though. Very good work.
14 Sep 2007:-) Kharmii
Verry nice detailed composition! I have a problem with the horse's face however..too linear. Wonderful use of pastels!
13 Aug 201045 Moongirl
COOL!!! schoen! "de erlkoenig" is soooo traurig! (*schnief*)
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'Der Erlkönig (The Elven King)':
 • Created by: :-) Cristina Marsi
 • Copyright: ©Cristina Marsi. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Apparition, Apparitions, Birches, Black, Child, Death, Elf, Elven, Erl, Father, Forest, Goethe, Horse, King, Kings, Knight, Knights, Koenig, Night, Pastels, Reiter, Ritter, Son, Spirit, Spirits, Tree, Trees, Willows
 • Categories: Elf / Elves, Ghosts, Ghouls, Aparitions, Man, Men, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Royalty, Kings, Princes, Princesses, etc
 • Techniques: Soft (Chalk) Pastels
 • Inspirations: Other Author
 • Submitted: 2004-07-29 19:50:20
 • Views: 6583
 • Resolution: 700x488

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