A monk was told in a wvision to take Andrew's bones on board a certain ship 1909

Charles Robinson created this illustration, “A monk was told in a vision to take Andrew's bones on board a certain ship.” The composition is dominated by vertical lines – the monk, the candles, the ship masts – creating a sense of solemnity. Robinson employs a muted palette of blues, browns, and creams, invoking a dream-like state. The monk, central to the composition, has an elongated form that draws the eye upwards to his face. The narrative implied in the text below the image is one of divine instruction, yet Robinson disrupts any clear interpretation. The candles, traditional symbols of illumination, are half-burnt, their smoke trails obscuring, rather than clarifying, the scene. The geometric structure of the ship, rendered with clear lines, is contrasted by the organic form of the monk, creating a tension between the natural and the constructed. The interplay between light and shadow, order and ambiguity, challenges the viewer to question the nature of faith and vision, and the instability of meaning itself.