Drawings

Saint Michael; Fortitude

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1920
Accession number: 2000.5.863
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: 5 5/8 x 3 in. (14.3 x 7.6 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Two lights, left showing St. Michael slaying the Devil with a spear. He is armored with blue wings. Rightlight shows Fortitude in armor, holding green shield full of arrows and broken sword. Red drapery in background, with foliage above and below, scrolls below.
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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