Aur o Gymru’r Oes Efydd

Gwrogaeth i Beethoven

RICHARDS, Ceri Giraldus (Education: Swansea School of Art; Royal College of Art Work: Cardiff College of Art; Chelsea School of Art; Royal College of Art; Slade School of Art Awards: CBE, 1960; Hon. D.Litt University of Wales, 1961; Hon.Fellow of the RCA Commissions: stained glass windows for Liverpool Cathedral and Derby Cathedral The landscape of the Gower was a strong source of imagery - much of his work was also inspired by poetry and music: a crowning achievement was the series of paintings and construction on the theme of Debussy's La Cathedrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral))

Cafodd marwolaeth Dylan Thomas ym 1953 effaith fawr ar Richards a chynhyrchodd gyfres o weithau marwnad i'r bardd. Mae'r cyfansoddiad alegorïol hwn yn deyrnged i un arall o arwyr yr arlunydd, Ludwig van Beethoven. Mae'n cyfosod dwy hoff thema. Y naill yw merch yn troi oddi wrth y piano a'r corn Ffrengig at ddalen o gerddoriaeth, a'r llall yw pâr o geffylau'n carlamu, sy'n dod yn wreiddiol o 'Hela Llew 'gan y peintiwr Ffrengig Rhamantaidd Eugéne Delacroix (1798-1863).