The Creation of Light

1826

Tate: Purchased 1986

Object Light exhibition highlights On display

Richmond depicts a key moment from the Judeo-Christian creation story: ‘And God made two great lights’. The newly created sun rises dramatically on the right, while delicate crescent moons shine against the darkness on the left. Depicting God was unconventional in early 19th-century British art.

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Previously on display

13 November 2022

ACMI: Gallery 4

Credits

artist

George Richmond

Production dates
1826

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Spiritual Light

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN189653

Curatorial section

Light → Spiritual Light

Measurements

480 x 417 mm

Object Types

3D Object

Painting/Pictorial

Materials

Tempera, gold and silver on wood

Collected

62 times

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