Snow Nouveau - Goddess Pin

The Vernal Equinox is fast approaching here in the northern hemisphere and with it comes images of the Goddess of Spring, Persephone. Let's revisit a couple of the "goddess-themed" works of Alphonse Mucha, one of the main visionaries responsible for the birth of the Art Nouveau movement during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Image of Mucha in his Rue du Val-de-Grace studio, Paris 1903

Model posing in his studio, 1898


Many of his works evoke a certain female deity appreciation. Two in particular, Ivy and Laurel, could have been patterned after subjects right out of the Greek Pantheon.

 A. Mucha, Ivy, color lithograph 1901

A. Mucha, Laurel, color lithograph 1901

Just over a century after Mucha created these two lithographs, it appears that the Disney artist who designed the 2004 Snow White pin (below) chose to cast it in the likeness of the original pieces.

"Halo of Hearts" Princess Profile, limited edition 1,000 gold-finished pins, Disney Auctions, 2004. 

View details on Pin Pics. Pin #30247

I've certainly become a fan of depictions of Snow White in goddess form. See another princess deity design from 2004, Snow White Woodland Goddess pin #32220.