Drawings

Saint Mary Magdalene; Mary Virgin; Christ on the Cross; Saint John

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1921
Accession number: 2000.5.876
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (27.6 x 19.4 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Four lights and tracery. Left to right: St. Mary Magdalene in red over blue, hands clasping cloak aroundher; Mary Virgin in blue over red, two angels above, with hands over ears; Christ on cross as living tree; St. John in red over white, hands clasped. Sprays of pink and blue floers in tracery. Quarry grounds in lights, with name scrolls in first, third and fourth lights.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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