Angels Carrying St Bride

This 2-layer, 3-level 380pc jigsaw was cut by Heather Prydderch of Puzzlewood. It is 30x25cm. Mine is at least the second copy of the design dating from spring 2016 – I first noted it on Heather’s website in 2014. The lower level is 3ply, the seal, seagull and frame are 4ply and the level above is 3ply (making 6ply, or 2ply proud of the frame). Heather has imagined and carefully painted the sky behind the figures.

The image is a very beautiful painting by Scottish Symbolist/ Pre-Raphaelite artist John Duncan (1866-1945) in Scotland’s National Gallery, Edinburgh. The 1913 painting 'St. Bride Carried By Angels' depicts the Saint being carried by angels from her bed through time to the Holy Land to attend the Birth of Christ. St Bride (Bridget or Brigid) was an Irish saint born c450AD and very popular in the Celtic NW fringes of Britain.

Artist: John Duncan
Date: 2016
Brand: Puzzlewood
Material: plywood
Nationality: British
Pieces: 380
Theme: 3D-enhanced
Title: Angels Carrying St Bride