Fantastic Ruins with Saint Augustine and the Child

attributed to François de Nomé (circa 1593 - after 1644)

National Gallery

1623

A sandy shore fringed with ruins of classical and medieval buildings, gold and silver in the moonlight. There is a boat with two yards anchored to the shore on the left and in the centre are the small figures of St. Augustine in a monastic habit and the Child emptying the sea into the sand.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 45 x 66 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1923
• Presented by Sir Philip Sassoon through The Art Fund

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