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With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today\u2019s pick: Dundee\u2019s Riders of the Sidhe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span><\/span>he Riders of the Sidhe (pronounced Shee) is\u00a0John Duncan<\/a>\u2019s masterpiece. It is an iconic image of the late 19th-century Celtic revival \u2013 a movement that evoked the ancient cultural identities of Scotland and Ireland. Remarkably, it was Duncan\u2019s first major work in the challenging medium of\u00a0tempera. His adoption of tempera demonstrated his admiration for Renaissance painting but there was a major drawback for his family. His experiments with tempera combined coloured pigment with egg yolk and mastic varnish. Not only did the house stink but, his daughter Bunty recalled: \u201cWe ate meringues for breakfast, lunch and dinner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Celtic myth, the Sidhe are fairy folk. They are shown in procession, riding out on the May festival of Beltane to initiate mortals into their faith. Duncan intended the pose and expression of each rider to reflect the qualities of the Celtic symbol they carry. From left to right: the tree of life denotes wisdom; the grail cup love; the sword symbolises strength and power: and the stone (or crystal) of quietness is hope, as it reflects the past and the future.<\/p>\n

Duncan\u2019s talent was to blend many sources to create a modern depiction of an ancient culture. The sword has similarities to bronze age examples \u2013 we know that he studied illustrations from museum collections. The shield is inspired by the\u00a0British Museum\u2019s Battersea Shield<\/a>. His steed\u2019s mask is based on the\u00a0iron age pony cap from Torrs in the National Museum of Scotland<\/a>. The painting also reveals Duncan\u2019s study of Italian Renaissance artists, and he acknowledged the drapery of Edward Burne-Jones\u2019\u00a0King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid<\/a>\u00a0as an inspiration.<\/p>\n

The painting was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1911 and was the only one of the Dundee-born painter\u2019s Celtic revival paintings sold during his life. It was presented to the gallery\u2019s nationally recognised fine art collection in 1912 by businessman, politician and philanthropist J Martin White, and has remained on almost permanent display ever since.<\/p>\n

\u2022 You can see more art from the McManus: Dundee\u2019s Art Gallery and Museum on Art UK\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and find out more on\u00a0its website<\/a>\u00a0or take an\u00a0audio tour of the McManus\u2019s Gilbert Scott building<\/a>\u00a0and its collections.<\/p>\n

\u2022 This series is\u00a0<\/em>created in collaboration with\u00a0Art UK<\/a>, which brings the nation\u2019s art together on one digital platform and tells the stories behind the art. The website shows works by 50,000 artists from more than 3,000 venues including museums, universities and hospitals as well as thousands of public sculptures.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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