Saturday 26 January 2013

Dragon Glacier



In the 18th and 19th centuries when the alps and mountains in general were not seen so much as a place to visit as to fear, there were many caricatures done, illustrating glaciers for example as dragons. Here's a good one, though sadly I'm not sure who it's by... But I do like the idea of ice dragons slowly rumbling down the mountains like a slow ice slick...