• Source: The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife is a large oil-on-canvas painting by Daniel Maclise, painted in 1854 and measuring over 16 m2 (170 sq ft). It is owned by and on permanent display in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.




Description


The painting depicts the 1170 marriage of the Norman knight Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ("Strongbow") to the Irish princess Aoife Ní Diarmait in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford. It is portrayed as a pivotal moment in the Norman conquest of Ireland and the death of Gaelic Ireland.
In the foreground are the bodies of dead Irish warriors. To the left is a broken-stringed Celtic harp. Richard stands on a broken high cross.




History


The painting was completed by Maclise in 1854. It was initially commissioned to stand in the chamber of the House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster.
It was presented to the National Gallery in 1879 by Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch paid for its restoration in 2010–17.




Notes

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife
• Aoife MacMurrough
• Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
• Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke
• Daniel Maclise
• Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland
• Reginald's Tower
• National Gallery of Ireland
• Diarmait Mac Murchada
• Mór Ní Thuathail