For some reason, the resignation of the Pope made me think of The Emperor's New Clothes. Click here for the complete story.
Warning-these are pretty dang ugly.
Here's a quick summary: The Emperor hires a team of swindling tailors to craft a new wardrobe. They insist the clothes will be invisible to all the common, stupid, unimportant people. Everyone's scared to say they can't see any clothing, so they keep quiet. The Emperor walks in a grand processional, and only a little boy has the sense to yell out, "But the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!"
by Edmund Dulac
by Kathy Hsieh
I think the chaste 'underpants' versions are funny.
Look at the poor, horrified monkey.
Ha ha...a well-placed cock.
by Harry Clarke
This one's so elegant. Love the sock garters.
Eeeegads.
Here's an odd one by Zhao Limin.
Wow. This is a really unappealing set of images, huh?
by Nelleke Verhoeff
I think this one's really fun. I like how bright and simple it is.
Ohhhh...I love fairy tale art. Old or new, I love it!
xoxo
Kim
Gerushia's New World
Posted by: Kimberly | 03/01/2013 at 01:13 PM
The fourth photo has a pink hiney...interesting.
Posted by: Camille | 03/01/2013 at 01:22 PM
Ha! These are great! The underpants ones do undermine the message to my modern mind, but I guess at one time being out in your underpants was almost as shameful as being nekkid. I LOVE the last one!
Posted by: JR Kinyak | 03/01/2013 at 01:33 PM
I know...the shame of Underpants!
That last one is fabulous...so efficient with so few lines.
Its so happy.
Posted by: Laura Irrgang | 03/01/2013 at 05:02 PM
Thanks, Kim!
My new project is to get a Pinterest account set up for all these fairy tales.
A board for every fairy tale known to man....thats my goal!
Posted by: Laura Irrgang | 03/01/2013 at 05:04 PM
I like the first one. Possibly because the naked emperor is seen from far away. :)
Posted by: Maria | 03/04/2013 at 07:17 AM
That does seem to be the best vantage point for naked emperor viewing.
Posted by: Laura Irrgang | 03/04/2013 at 09:20 AM