St. Agnes
Acrylic On Canvas
WallArt
Glasgow Boys
1888
National Gallery of Scotland
David Gauld (1865 – 1936)
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About this artwork
- Title: St. Agnes
- Artist: David Gauld
- Year: 1888
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: National Gallery of Scotland
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: japanese prints, floral symbolism
- Purpose: Accent
- Keywords: art nouveau style, st agnes painting, pre-raphaelites
Quick Facts
- Year: 1888
- Title: St. Agnes
- Location: Queens’ College, Cambridge
- Movement: Glasgow Boys
- Notable elements or techniques: Japanese influence; Pre-Raphaelite ideals
- Influences: William Stewart Macgeorge
- Subject or theme: Pastoral landscape