St Patrick Climbs Croagh Patrick
Artist
Margaret Clarke
(1888 - 1961)
Date1932
MediumOil
Dimensions150.3 x 197.5 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by the Thomas Haverty Trust, 1935.
© The Estate of Margaret Clarke.
Object number762
DescriptionThis painting depicts the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick, as he climbs the mountain of Croagh Patrick. He is wearing a simple off-white habit with a plain brown belt. Flung over his shoulders is a dark green cloak with purple lining. His bearded face shows that he has been struck by a vision; his staff is falling from his right hand and his bell is dropping out of his left. The staff will land among a group of ducks, hidden among the course shrubs scattered across the landscape.On View
Not on view
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