41 Works, June 30th. is Stanley Spencer’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #177

Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Villagers and Saints, c. 1933

Oil on canvas
H 88.3 x W 158.7 cm
University of Hull Art Collection

Painting such as Villagers and Saints articulate Spencer’s unique understanding of Christianity. In the work, Spencer combines the religious and the ordinary — the villagers are connecting to the saintly and spiritual world, while the saints exist in the physical world…

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