Drawings

Saint Catherine; Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; Saint Clara

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1922
Accession number: 2000.5.930
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: designed by John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932)
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (26.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three lights and tracery. The left light depicts St. Catherine in a red mantle over a gold and white brocaded gown. She is holding a cross in her right hand and a cloth with her left. The figure is facing right. The central light depicts St. Elizabeth of Hungary wearing a blue mantle lined with green over a magenta gown. She is holding a sceptre in her right hand and a basket of flowers in her left. She is facing forward. The right light depicts St. Clara in an orange and brown gown with a brown mantle lined in green. She is holding a staff with her right hand and lilies with her left. All three figures are presented on a tiled floor with a stylized vine pattern behind. The six pieces of tracery above depict seraph heads.
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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