Saint Mungo, Glasgow, November 2017
This wonderful piece of street art adorns a gable end on Glasgow’s High Street. It is one of several Glaswegian pieces by Smug, an artist who never disappoints.
The mural portrays a modern day version of Glasgow’s patron saint, St Mungo, whose body now lies just up the street from here, in the crypt of the cathedral.
The work brings to life the story of the bird that never flew; a wild robin that had been tamed by St Serf but accidentally killed by St Mungo’s classmates. Mungo was blamed for the death, but he saved the situation by praying over the dead bird and returning it to life.
The now-famous bird appears on the city’s coat of arms, together with some other almost non-entities: the tree that never grew, the fish that never swam and the bell that never rang.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 December 2017
Enjoying street art has become a regular event on my travels around the world: more of my findings can be seen here
Posted as part of Monday Mural
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Utterly astonishing work this is!
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beautiful, so very beautiful
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Majestic and touching. Lucky Glasgow. Thanks for contributing to this week’s Monday Mural.
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Fabulous, Debs! 🙂 🙂
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That is really wonderful. The work of a talented artist for sure!
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…I’m not disappointed!
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Love it!
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Wow! A rather sad story but a truly wonderful piece of art 🙂 I must confess I’ve never heard of Smug so I’ve just Googled him and seen what fantastic pieces of artwork he’s done – he’s a very talented guy whoever he is.
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I hadn’t heard of him until I walked around Glasgow. This piece is excellent – a wonderful light on the guy’s face
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the mural and the story are both lovely
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Great mural and story. I like it.
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exquisite! so much detail!
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My favourite of the murals I found in Glasgow, and one of my favourites of the year overall.
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A great mural and a wonderful story to go with the wonderful mural.
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I love it when I can work out what the mural is about
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Very nice thanks for sharing
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