Edmund Blair Leighton: In Time of Peril (1897)

(Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand)

A painting by the English artist Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922). Leighton specialized in historical genre scenes, typically set in the early 19th century or during the Middle Ages. This piece shows a invented scene during the Middle Ages. It shows a boat with a woman, a young boy baby and a soldier who are in flight together with treasure and arrive at a monastery. Painting from 1897.