The Victory of Faith is an oil on canvas painting by Irish artist Saint George Hare that was completed in 1891.[lower-alpha 1] It depicts two sleeping nude women, one shackled, likely Christian martyrs sentenced to death by beasts (see damnatio ad bestias).[2] The Victory of Faith is one of several paintings by Hare showing shackled women, another notable example being The Gilded Cage. A contemporary article in The Homiletic Review called it an "impressive depiction of Christian faith and steadfastness" and described the two women to be in a "sisterly embrace",[3] while a modern description by Kobena Mercer named the work as an example of an interracial lesbian couple, likening it to Les Amis by Jules Robert Auguste.[4]
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Artist | Saint George Hare |
Year | 1891 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 123.3 cm × 200 cm (48.5 in × 79 in) |
Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
Accession | 201-2 |
Website | www |
The Victory of Faith was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition of 1891[5] and at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.[3] It is currently at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, having been donated to the gallery in 1905.[1]
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