Drawings

Mary Virgin; Christ on Cross; Saint John; Isaac Bearing Wood; Brazen Serpent; Christ bearing Cross; Shields

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1871
Accession number: 2000.5.1234
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designers: designed by Ford Madox Brown(Opens in new tab) (British, 1821–1893); designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); designed by Philip Webb(Opens in new tab) (British, 1831–1915)
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (31.8 x 23.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three lancets. In left lancet, Mary Virgin stands in blue over yellow, hands clasped at neck. Panel below shows scene of Isaac bearing wood. Above, a chalice on a blue shield. Central lancet shows Christ on the Cross - two angels clasping the base of the cross. Below, a scene of the Brazen Serpent - figure in brown near pole with serpent twined around it. Right lancet shows St. John in green lined with gold over white, head in hand. Below, scene of Christ bearing the Cross. Above, red shield with scourge on it. Circular glass quarry grounds. Verso shows graphite sketches of unidentifiable subjects.
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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