Fine Arts

Behold the Beauty: Hail Italy’s Glorious St. Patrick

Tiepolo’s monumental altarpiece represents St. Patrick preaching and exorcising evil wherever he roamed.
Behold the Beauty: Hail Italy’s Glorious St. Patrick
A detail of ”St. Patrick, Bishop of Ireland,” 1746, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Civic Museums of Padua, Italy. Public Domain
Lorraine Ferrier
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On March 17, Christians commemorate St. Patrick’s Day. Irish congregations worldwide will sing their patron saint’s praises with “Hail, Glorious St. Patrick, dear saint of our isle,” from the 19th-century hymn: “Hail, Glorious St. Patrick.”

Ireland’s primary patron saint forever resides in Irish hearts. Yet one of the greatest paintings of the 5th-century missionary was created not in Ireland but in Italy.

Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.