Comments on: The apocalyptic art of Francis Danby

By: John

John — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:24:41 +0000

Hi David. Would that be The Wood Nymph's Hymn to the Rising Sun? That's the only one the Tate site has which fits your description.

By: David Fugere

David Fugere — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:59:52 +0000

In my quest to become an accomplished art person, I toured most of England’s Museums. Previously I had visited Italy’s and French museums. After seeing Francis Danby’s 1845 sunset landscape hanging at the end of the room in the Tate I wrote in my notes, Wow, Wow, Wow. Never before or after had I been so shocked and blown over buy a painting. I did not write the name of the painting, does anyone know it’s name? My preference in art is figurative realism but if you see this one be prepared to rocked backwards on your heals, the colors are shocking and wonderful. Art can move us like nothing else.
Painter Dude

By: Nedbrab

Nedbrab — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:19:23 +0000

This man is the artist of my favourite painting – of a shipwreck (I think it’s actually called The Shipwreck)of a boat named Hope. I saw a picture of the paining in a book on seascapes and discovered it was based at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, which I can get to, so I used to go and visit it quite regularly. However, they did a refurb and the picture isn’t hanging anymore. I asked one of the staff and they said it was “probably in the basement” and they have no plans to rehang it. They do have another Francis Danby painting hanging – it looks like it’s set in North Africa from their clothing and the style of building – but again, I don’t know what it’s called.

By: John

John — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:01:17 +0000

Sorry, this is pretty much all I know of Danby. I only have one art book where he figures at all and that entry is only a short piece about The Deluge.

By: r goodman

r goodman — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:15:47 +0000

do you know if Danby painted a copy of The Enchanted Island as he did of The Embarkation of Cleopatra ?