Drawings

Mary Virgin; Christ on the Cross; Saint John

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1899
Accession number: 2000.5.1302
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: 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (24.1 x 15.9 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three lancets. Left lancet shows St. Mary in blue over red and white, hands in side robe. Central lancet shows Christ on Cross as living tree, serpent at base of cross. Right lancet shows St. John in crimson over white, hands clasped. Quarry grounds. Name scrolls above Mary and John.
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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