The Landing of St. Patrick in Ireland
Artist
Frederick Cayley Robinson
(1862 - 1927)
Date1912
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions200.6 x 190.5 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Lane Bequest, 1913.
Object number131
DescriptionSaint Patrick approaches on a boat with two rectangular sails. There is a small lamp burning brightly beside him. The sails are completely still as is the water. On the shore in the immediate foreground are a group of men dressed in Celtic clothing. Some of them are climbing down a cliff face. One man standing on the shore looks over his shoulder towards the approaching boat with an expression of shock. He has a circular shield on his back and a sword in his hand. Some of the other men are carrying small chopping axes; one man is actually tying an axe head to a wooden shaft. The whole composition is stylised with the hint of Pre-Raphaelite influence combined with a Scandinavian tone. The work is coloured with shades and tones of muted brown.On View
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J J Flood
Sandor Arpad
