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.

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