Drawings

Saint John; Mary Virgin; Saint Joseph; Saint Mary Magdalene; Ministrel Angels

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1919
Accession number: 2000.5.738
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 17 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. (43.5 x 29.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Four tall lancets - scrolled foliage backgrounds, scrolls and scenes below - first lancet shows St John in crimson over green holding book and serpent in chalice; second lancet - Mary Virgin in blue over red; third lancet - St Joseph in dark green over red; St MAry Magdalene in red - blue drapery backgrounds; scenes below (taped inset) show Annunciation, Adoration, Christ in the Carpenter's shop and Mary Magdalene washing Christ's feet. Quatrefoils show angels in armor, holding lily and staff - triangular tracing of dove descending.
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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